Print Usnos 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, posters, children’s, greeting cards, friendly, casual, playful, handmade, approachable, hand-lettered feel, friendly tone, casual display, human texture, rounded, bouncy, quirky, brushed, soft.
A lively hand-drawn print with slightly irregular stroke edges and gently tapered terminals that suggest a brush or marker. Forms are generally narrow with tall ascenders and descenders, while the lowercase shows a compact x-height and a rhythmic, bouncing baseline feel. Curves are full and rounded, counters are open, and joins stay unconnected, keeping the texture airy despite the dark strokes. Overall spacing and noticingly varied character widths reinforce an organic, written-by-hand consistency rather than strict geometric repetition.
This font is well suited to short, attention-getting text where a casual handwritten voice is desired—such as headlines, posters, packaging, greeting cards, and kid-friendly branding. It can also work for pull quotes or social graphics, especially when paired with a cleaner text face for longer reading.
The tone is informal and personable, with a cheerful, slightly quirky energy. Its soft curves and brushy endings give it a warm, homemade character that feels conversational and inviting rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, informal hand lettering with a brush-pen flavor—prioritizing charm and approachability through rounded shapes, slight irregularities, and a lively rhythm in mixed-case text.
Uppercase letters lean toward simplified, sign-like shapes with rounded corners, while the lowercase introduces more personality through varied proportions and occasional swashy or hooked terminals (notably in letters with descenders). Numerals keep the same friendly, hand-rendered rhythm, maintaining a cohesive texture in mixed text.