Print Obkam 3 is a light, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, headlines, posters, packaging, invitations, whimsical, antique, storybook, spooky, playful, expressiveness, decorative caps, period flavor, handmade texture, ornate caps, swashy, textured, quill-like, irregular.
This font combines irregular, hand-drawn strokes with a calligraphic, quill-like contrast and slightly uneven contours. Uppercase letters are highly decorative, featuring loops, spurs, and occasional internal flourishes, while the lowercase is simpler and more print-like, with compact proportions and modest ascenders/descenders. Stroke endings often taper or flick into small hooks, and overall spacing and letter widths vary noticeably, creating an animated, handcrafted rhythm. Figures are clean and readable with subtle stylistic quirks, matching the lively, slightly rough texture of the letters.
Best suited to short to medium-length display settings such as book covers, chapter openers, posters, menu headings, or themed packaging where expressive capitals can lead. It can also work for invitations or event materials that benefit from a handmade, storybook atmosphere, especially in mixed case where readability stays relatively intact.
The overall tone feels whimsical and old-world, like an embellished handwritten titling style used for folklore, fantasy, or theatrical themes. Its ornamental capitals add drama and a touch of mystery, while the straightforward lowercase keeps the voice approachable and playful rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver an illustrative, handcrafted display voice by pairing embellished uppercase forms with a simpler lowercase for practical composition. The irregular outlines and swashy detailing suggest a deliberate aim for personality and historical/fantasy flavor rather than typographic neutrality.
The strongest personality comes from the uppercase set, where flourish density and stroke irregularity vary from letter to letter; this can create striking word shapes but also a deliberately uneven color in all-caps settings. In mixed case, the contrast between ornate caps and restrained lowercase becomes a defining feature, helping headings feel decorative without fully sacrificing legibility.