Print Utbon 6 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, book covers, playful, whimsical, retro, quirky, friendly, expressiveness, handcrafted feel, display impact, retro flavor, condensed, inky, calligraphic, bouncy, decorative.
A condensed, inky display face with hand-drawn irregularity and a strong vertical rhythm. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin contrast, with tall stems and tapered joins that create a lively, slightly uneven color on the line. Terminals often end in soft hooks or subtle curls, and counters are generally narrow, reinforcing the compact, poster-like silhouette. The overall construction feels consistent but intentionally idiosyncratic, with small variations in curve tension and stroke endings that read as drawn rather than mechanically set.
This font works best at display sizes where its contrast and quirky details can be appreciated—headlines, posters, storefront signage, and brand marks. It’s also well suited to packaging and book or album covers that benefit from a handcrafted, retro-leaning voice, and for short bursts of text such as pull quotes or titles where texture is desirable.
The font conveys a playful, storybook energy with a dash of vintage charm. Its narrow proportions and animated terminals give it a witty, characterful tone that feels informal and approachable, suited to expressive messaging rather than neutral text.
The design appears intended to deliver a hand-rendered, decorative voice in a space-saving width, combining bold presence with lively, calligraphic details. Its goal is to add personality and motion to headings and titling while maintaining legible, upright forms.
Uppercase forms are tall and simplified, while the lowercase introduces more personality through loops, hooked descenders, and occasional swashy turns, creating an engaging mixed-case texture. Numerals follow the same condensed logic, with clear silhouettes and decorative curves that keep them visually in-family.