Print Ibbaw 12 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s media, packaging, posters, headlines, social graphics, playful, friendly, casual, hand-drawn, quirky, handmade feel, approachability, informality, display clarity, rounded, bouncy, chunky, soft terminals, monoline.
A chunky, hand-drawn print face with monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are slightly irregular in width and spacing, with a bouncy baseline and gently inconsistent curves that keep the texture lively. Counters are open and simplified, and joins tend to be blunt rather than sharply finished, giving the set a marker-like, doodled appearance. Overall proportions feel compact with short lowercase bodies and relatively prominent ascenders and descenders.
Works best for short to medium-length text where a friendly, handcrafted voice is desired—such as children’s books, playful branding, labels, posters, and casual editorial callouts. The heavy, rounded strokes also suit digital graphics and signage-style applications where clarity and charm matter more than strict typographic regularity.
The tone is approachable and humorous, with a light, conversational energy that reads as informal and kid-friendly. Its uneven rhythm and rounded shapes suggest spontaneity and warmth rather than precision or formality.
Likely designed to emulate informal marker or felt-tip lettering with a consistent stroke and a deliberately imperfect rhythm. The goal appears to be an easygoing, approachable display hand that remains readable while preserving hand-made character.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent hand-drawn logic, but individual glyphs show small, intentional quirks that create personality in longer text. Numerals match the same rounded, simplified construction, maintaining an even color and strong presence at display sizes.