Print Uggen 12 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: quotes, posters, packaging, social media, invitations, casual, playful, handmade, friendly, lively, handwritten feel, expressive display, friendly branding, informal tone, brushy, textured, monoline-leaning, slight slant, compact.
This font presents a handwritten print style with a lightly brushed, high-contrast stroke that creates tapered entries and exits. Letterforms are compact and generally narrow, with a consistent rightward slant and a slightly bouncy baseline rhythm. Curves are open and rounded (notably in C, O, and lowercase bowls), while verticals often show subtle swelling and thinning that suggests quick marker or brush pressure. Spacing is a bit irregular in a natural way, and widths vary by glyph, contributing to an informal, drawn-in-place feel.
It works well for short-to-medium text where a human touch is desirable—quotes, headlines, captions, greeting cards, and lifestyle branding. The compact, narrow forms can help fit more characters into a line, making it useful for packaging callouts, social graphics, and poster headlines where an informal, handcrafted voice is preferred.
The overall tone is warm and casual, like quick handwritten notes or a friendly shop sign. Its energetic stroke endings and relaxed proportions give it a personable, approachable character that feels conversational rather than formal.
The design appears intended to mimic fast, confident handwriting made with a brush pen or marker, balancing readability with expressive stroke modulation. Its compact proportions and slight slant aim to convey motion and spontaneity while staying legible in display-sized settings.
Uppercase and lowercase share a cohesive handwritten logic, with simplified construction and occasional quirky details (such as looped or hooked terminals and lively diagonals). Numerals match the same brushy rhythm, with rounded forms and tapered strokes that keep the set visually consistent.