Print Bylaf 5 is a light, normal width, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, children’s, social, invites, casual, friendly, playful, approachable, informal, human warmth, casual readability, handwritten tone, everyday notes, monoline, rounded, loose, bouncy, quirky.
A casual handwritten print with monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are slightly irregular in width and proportions, creating a lively rhythm while maintaining clear, unconnected shapes. Curves are open and airy (notably in C, O, S), and straight strokes often show gentle wobble and tapered joins, as if drawn with a felt-tip or marker. Capitals are simple and legible with modest personality, while lowercase forms stay compact with a comparatively low x-height and tall, narrow ascenders and descenders that add vertical movement.
Works well for packaging callouts, café menus, posters, greeting cards, invitations, classroom materials, and social graphics where an informal, human touch is desired. It’s especially effective in short to medium-length copy, headings, captions, and hand-drawn style annotations.
The overall tone is friendly and personal, like quick neat handwriting on a note or label. Subtle inconsistencies and buoyant spacing give it a warm, human presence that feels relaxed rather than formal or technical.
Designed to mimic neat, everyday hand printing with a consistent monoline tool feel, balancing readability with a deliberately imperfect, drawn-by-hand charm.
Numerals follow the same handwritten logic, with simple constructions and slightly varied widths that keep them readable in casual contexts. The font’s openness and rounded stroke endings help prevent blotchy texture in short phrases, though the animated rhythm can become more prominent in dense paragraphs.