Print Helum 8 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, kids, headlines, stickers, playful, friendly, handmade, quirky, casual, handmade feel, approachability, high impact, informality, rounded, chunky, bouncy, soft, irregular.
A chunky, rounded display face with hand-drawn irregularity and a lively, slightly bouncy baseline. Strokes are heavy with soft corners and subtly uneven edges, giving the letterforms a brushed/marker-like solidity rather than geometric precision. Proportions are generally compact with tall, narrow interiors, and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the informal, written feel. Lowercase forms are simple and open, with single-storey a and g, and dots on i/j that read as round, slightly oversized blobs.
Best suited for short, high-impact copy such as headlines, posters, packaging, labels, and playful branding. It also fits children’s materials, crafts, casual signage, and social graphics where warmth and personality matter more than typographic neutrality.
The overall tone is cheerful and approachable, with a childlike, crafty energy. Its uneven rhythm and soft, swollen shapes suggest spontaneity and personality, making it feel humorous and light rather than formal or technical.
The design appears intended to emulate bold hand lettering with a consistent marker/brush weight and deliberately imperfect contours. Its goal is strong visibility with an informal, characterful voice for display-centric applications.
In text, the dense stroke weight creates strong color and clear presence, while the irregular contours add texture at larger sizes. The numeral set matches the same softened, hand-cut silhouette, with friendly curves and simplified construction.