Print Utduy 17 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, greeting cards, children’s books, folksy, storybook, friendly, whimsical, casual, handmade feel, friendly tone, playful display, casual readability, brushy, organic, rounded, quirky, bouncy.
This font presents hand-drawn, print-style letterforms with an organic brush-pen feel and slightly uneven rhythm. Strokes are softly tapered with rounded terminals, giving forms a gentle, inked quality rather than hard, mechanical edges. Proportions vary subtly from glyph to glyph, with slightly bouncy baselines and irregular curves that keep the texture lively in text. Bowls and counters tend to be open and rounded, while verticals often show a mild swelling that suggests pressure changes from a pen or brush.
It performs best in display contexts where its hand-rendered texture can be appreciated—such as headlines, short blurbs, posters, and packaging. The font also suits greeting cards and children’s or lighthearted editorial uses, where a friendly, crafted tone is desired. In longer passages it can work at comfortable sizes, but the expressive irregularity is most effective when given room to breathe.
The overall tone is warm and personable, with a playful, storybook charm. Its informal shapes feel approachable and human, suitable for cheerful, conversational messaging rather than formal authority. The slight irregularities read as intentional and expressive, adding a handmade sincerity.
The design appears intended to mimic natural hand lettering with a brush or flexible pen, prioritizing charm and approachability over strict geometric consistency. Its goal seems to be adding an informal, crafted voice to typography while remaining readable in common Latin text settings.
Uppercase forms are simple and legible with a gentle calligraphic influence, while lowercase maintains a consistent hand-printed character with occasional distinctive quirks (notably in curved letters and diagonals). Numerals match the same brushy texture and soft tapering, keeping a cohesive voice across alphanumerics.