Print Uprus 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, headlines, greeting cards, playful, quirky, friendly, whimsical, casual, handmade feel, friendly tone, playful display, casual readability, rounded, monoline, hand-drawn, bouncy, lively.
A compact, hand-drawn print face with monoline strokes and soft, rounded terminals. The letterforms are tall and condensed overall, with a gently irregular rhythm and slightly inconsistent widths that reinforce a natural, drawn-by-hand feel. Curves are smooth and simplified, counters are relatively open, and joins stay clean without connecting strokes, producing legible, lightly quirky text. Capitals are narrow and upright, while lowercase forms keep a small, compact proportion and a modest, straightforward construction.
This font works well for short to medium-length text where a casual, handcrafted mood is desired—such as children’s materials, playful branding, packaging callouts, posters, and greeting cards. It can also serve as an expressive headline or subhead face when a narrow footprint is useful.
The tone is informal and lighthearted, leaning toward a playful, storybook sensibility. Its narrow, bouncy shapes and subtle irregularities feel personable and handmade, giving text a friendly, conversational character rather than a polished corporate voice.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, hand-printed lettering with a condensed profile and approachable rounded shapes. It prioritizes warmth and personality over strict geometric uniformity, aiming for an easygoing, readable handwritten look in display and informal text settings.
The numerals follow the same condensed, rounded construction and read clearly at display sizes, with a consistent stroke weight and minimal ornamentation. Overall spacing feels airy enough to keep dense lines from becoming heavy, while the tall proportions create a distinctive vertical texture.