Print Tikem 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, headlines, greeting cards, playful, friendly, casual, quirky, handmade, handmade feel, approachability, cheerful display, casual emphasis, friendly branding, rounded, bouncy, chunky, soft, brushy.
A compact, rounded handwritten print with thick, softly tapered strokes and subtly uneven contours that preserve a drawn-by-hand texture. Letterforms lean on simple geometric cores (oval bowls, straight-ish stems) but keep a bouncy baseline rhythm and irregular stroke endings that look like a marker or brush. Counters are generally open and generous for the weight, while joins and terminals stay blunted rather than sharp. Capitals are narrow and tall with simplified construction, and lowercase forms keep a modest x-height with prominent ascenders and descenders, giving mixed-case text a lively vertical cadence.
Best suited to short-to-medium display copy where an informal voice is desired—children’s titles, playful packaging, café menus, event posters, classroom materials, and greeting cards. It can also work for social graphics and badges where a friendly handwritten print helps soften the message.
The font reads warm and informal, with a cheerful, slightly mischievous character. Its rounded forms and buoyant spacing feel approachable and kid-friendly, while the uneven edges add a personable, handmade charm rather than a polished corporate tone.
The design appears intended to mimic confident hand-lettered marker writing—legible and bold enough for attention, but intentionally irregular to retain warmth and spontaneity. It prioritizes personality and approachability over strict typographic uniformity.
Distinctive, simplified shapes (notably in letters like Q, J, and lowercase a/g) add individuality and a doodled feel. Numerals follow the same friendly, rounded logic and remain sturdy at display sizes, with occasional idiosyncratic curves that reinforce the hand-rendered personality.