Print Hamav 8 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, reverse italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, kids, comics, headlines, playful, friendly, casual, quirky, lively, handmade feel, approachability, playful display, casual emphasis, rounded, marker-like, bouncy, chunky, soft.
A chunky, hand-drawn print face with rounded terminals and a marker-like stroke that stays broadly consistent while showing natural pressure and wobble. Forms are wide and generously spaced, with an energetic baseline that subtly bounces and a slight backward slant across many letters. Counters are open and simplified, curves are inflated, and joins are soft, giving the alphabet a compact, doodled construction rather than formal geometry.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where personality matters: posters, playful packaging, kids’ materials, comic-style captions, stickers, and social graphics. It can work for pull quotes and subheads, but the heavy, bouncy rhythm is most effective when given room and used at larger sizes.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a kid-friendly, craft-paper informality. Its slightly goofy proportions and springy rhythm lend it a conversational, humorous feel that reads as spontaneous and human.
The design appears intended to capture an easygoing, hand-lettered marker look that feels bold, friendly, and immediately readable. It prioritizes warmth and character over strict consistency, aiming for a spontaneous, informal voice in display typography.
Uppercase shapes are bold and poster-like, while lowercase remains equally weighty, reinforcing a strong, unified color on the page. The numerals follow the same rounded, hand-rendered logic, with simple silhouettes optimized for quick recognition rather than precision.