Print Teso 12 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s design, packaging, posters, headlines, greeting cards, playful, friendly, folksy, casual, whimsical, handmade feel, friendly display, informal voice, playful clarity, rounded, bouncy, soft terminals, chunky, irregular.
A chunky, hand-drawn print style with rounded forms, soft terminals, and subtly uneven contours that keep the letters lively. Strokes are heavy and generally consistent, with gentle swelling and slight wobble that suggests marker or brush lettering without connected joins. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, creating an organic rhythm; bowls are roomy, counters are open, and curves dominate over sharp corners. Numerals and capitals share the same buoyant, slightly irregular construction for a cohesive, informal texture in text.
Best suited to display roles where personality matters: children’s materials, craft-oriented packaging, playful posters, invitations, and greeting cards. It also works for short UI labels or social graphics when an informal, friendly voice is desired, but the heavy texture may feel dense in long paragraphs or at very small sizes.
The overall tone is cheerful and approachable, with a lighthearted, homemade feel. Its bouncy shapes and softened edges read as friendly and non-corporate, lending warmth and personality to short messages and headings.
Designed to emulate an easygoing hand-printed marker/brush look with consistent weight and rounded construction, prioritizing warmth and charm over strict geometric regularity. The set aims for high immediate readability while preserving the spontaneous, human variation typical of casual handwritten lettering.
Letterforms show intentional imperfections—small asymmetries, varied widths, and occasional quirky joins—that enhance the handwritten impression while remaining clear at display sizes. The italic-like liveliness comes from curvature and shape energy rather than an actual slant, keeping lines of text steady while still expressive.