Print Hykaw 2 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, kids, packaging, social, stickers, playful, casual, friendly, handmade, comic, handmade charm, approachability, informal emphasis, playful branding, rounded, chunky, bouncy, soft, quirky.
A chunky, marker-like handwritten print with rounded terminals and a slightly forward slant. Strokes are monolinear in feel but wobble subtly, with occasional swelling and pinched joins that reinforce a drawn-by-hand construction. Counters are generally open and irregular, curves are broad, and verticals often lean, creating a bouncy baseline rhythm. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, with compact lowercase and generous, soft-shouldered capitals that keep the texture lively rather than rigid.
Well suited to short headlines, captions, and callouts where a friendly hand-drawn voice is desired—such as posters, children’s materials, casual branding, packaging labels, and social graphics. It can also work for informal UI accents or signage when set with ample spacing and used at larger sizes.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a doodled, everyday energy that reads as informal and personable. Its imperfect edges and uneven spacing suggest spontaneity and humor, closer to hand-lettered notes than polished signage.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident marker lettering: bold enough to stand out, relaxed enough to feel personal, and irregular enough to convey authenticity. Its varied widths and lively rhythm prioritize character and warmth over typographic strictness.
Distinctive single-storey forms and simplified constructions (notably in the lowercase set and numerals) emphasize legibility through shape clarity rather than precision. The dot on i/j is small and round, and many curves terminate in soft, blunted ends, which keeps the color dense and friendly at display sizes.