Print Osbov 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, greeting cards, casual, friendly, handmade, playful, chatty, human warmth, quick lettering, informal branding, handmade tone, brushy, rounded, bouncy, lively, quirky.
A casual, hand-drawn print style with slightly right-leaning forms and a lively, brush-pen rhythm. Strokes show modest contrast with tapered entries and exits, plus occasional thickened turns that suggest pressure changes. Letterforms are compact and tall, with a relatively small x-height and long, narrow ascenders/descenders, giving the text an airy, vertical feel. Terminals are mostly rounded and soft, and spacing is irregular in a natural way, with variable character widths that reinforce the handwritten cadence.
Best suited to short-to-medium lines where its handwritten texture can be a feature—headlines, posters, packaging callouts, social posts, and greeting-card or invitation copy. It also works well for quotes, captions, and branding accents where an informal, human tone is desired.
The overall tone is informal and personable, like quick marker lettering for notes, labels, or handmade signage. Its bounce and slight irregularities convey spontaneity and warmth rather than precision, reading as approachable and upbeat.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush lettering in a clean, readable print style, prioritizing personality and motion over strict uniformity. Its narrow, upright presence and soft terminals aim to keep layouts light while still delivering a distinct handmade voice.
Caps feel simplified and monolinear in construction but still show brush-like tapering, while lowercase has more gesture and swing, especially in curved letters and descenders. Numerals follow the same loose, hand-rendered logic with simple shapes and open counters, keeping the texture consistent across mixed content.