Print Utmef 12 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, greeting cards, craft branding, playful, quirky, whimsical, storybook, friendly, hand-lettered feel, approachability, expressive texture, hand-drawn, rounded, bouncy, lively, casual.
A hand-drawn, print-style face with tall, narrow proportions and softly rounded forms. Strokes feel brush-pen-like, with subtly tapered terminals and mild contrast that gives letters a lively, inked rhythm. Curves are generous and slightly irregular, and spacing varies in a natural way, producing an organic texture in text. Capitals are compact and decorative without becoming ornate, while lowercase forms keep a simple, readable structure with a relatively low x-height and long, expressive ascenders and descenders.
This font suits short to medium-length text where a friendly, illustrative voice is desired, such as children’s editorial, playful packaging, café or craft branding, invitations, and posters. It performs best at larger sizes where the subtle stroke modulation and handmade details can read clearly.
The overall tone is lighthearted and personable, with a whimsical, storybook warmth. Its gentle irregularities and soft terminals convey an informal, handmade charm that feels approachable rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to emulate casual hand lettering in a consistent, typeset form—capturing the spontaneity of drawn letters while maintaining enough regularity for comfortable reading in headings and short passages.
Distinctive, slightly idiosyncratic shapes—especially in curves and terminal flicks—create character at display sizes while remaining coherent across the alphabet. Numerals follow the same rounded, calligraphic logic, with lively bowls and a consistent hand-rendered feel.