Print Wadow 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, editorial accents, quirky, storybook, whimsical, vintage, folksy, handmade charm, quirky display, vintage flavor, compact headlines, hand-drawn, condensed, tall, spiky, textured.
A tall, condensed hand-drawn serif with lightly irregular outlines and subtly wavering strokes that create a printed-from-hand feel. The letterforms are narrow with long ascenders and descenders, and the serifs read as small, tapered flicks rather than formal bracketed slabs. Curves are slightly lopsided and terminals vary, adding organic texture while keeping a consistent vertical rhythm. Counters stay fairly open despite the tight proportions, and numerals follow the same narrow, handwritten construction with simple, high-contrast loops and stems.
Best suited for display settings where personality matters—headlines, posters, book covers, and packaging—especially when you want a handcrafted, slightly vintage flavor. It can also work for short editorial accents (pull quotes, subheads) where its condensed stance helps fit text into tight spaces while maintaining a distinctive voice.
The overall tone is quirky and literary—suggesting storybooks, vintage ephemera, and handmade signage. Its narrow, animated shapes feel playful and a bit eccentric, giving text a distinctive personality without becoming fully wild or messy.
The design appears intended to capture an informal, hand-printed look with serif cues—combining condensed, vertical proportions with playful irregularities to evoke charming, human-made typography for expressive display use.
The font’s charm comes from deliberate inconsistency: stroke edges look slightly roughened and some strokes appear to thicken or taper unexpectedly, which reads like pen or brush variation. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, contributing to a lively texture in longer passages.