Print Alnog 12 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, menus, greeting cards, posters, casual, airy, friendly, lively, handmade, handwritten clarity, casual tone, compact display, personal voice, quick note feel, monoline, slanted, tall, loose, springy.
A slender, right-slanted handwritten print with tall proportions and a lightly tensioned stroke. Forms are mostly unconnected with a monoline feel, but subtle pressure changes appear at curves and joins, giving a natural pen-drawn rhythm. Counters are open and apertures are generous, while terminals tend to taper or flick slightly, especially in descenders and at the ends of strokes. Spacing is intentionally irregular in a hand-written way, producing a lively, uneven texture that reads cleanly at display sizes.
This font suits short-to-medium display text where a human, approachable voice is desired—headlines, pull quotes, packaging callouts, menu headings, invitations, and greeting cards. It can also work for branding accents and social graphics, especially when paired with a neutral sans for longer reading.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick, neat handwriting on a note or menu. Its narrow, upright-leaning energy feels agile and optimistic, with a gentle spontaneity rather than strict typographic polish.
The design appears intended to capture the feel of tidy, fast handwriting with consistent slant and streamlined letterforms, prioritizing personality and immediacy over strict uniformity. Its narrow, tall construction helps it fit more characters into a line while maintaining a light, breezy texture.
Uppercase letters are simplified and linear, while lowercase introduces more distinctive handwritten features such as looped descenders (notably in g, j, y) and a single-storey construction throughout. Numerals follow the same slender, slanted logic, with simple, open shapes that keep the set cohesive.