Print Tymez 4 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, children’s, branding, friendly, whimsical, retro, casual, quirky, handmade feel, approachability, display clarity, casual branding, rounded, monoline, soft terminals, playful, humanist.
This typeface uses monoline strokes with rounded corners and softly flared, tapered terminals that keep edges from feeling mechanical. Letterforms are tall and slender with open apertures and gently irregular curves, giving the alphabet a hand-drawn steadiness without looking shaky. Uppercase shapes are simplified and airy, while lowercase forms stay clean and readable, with single-storey constructions and unobtrusive joins. Numerals follow the same narrow, rounded logic, with smooth curves and minimal internal contrast for an even, inked look.
It suits display and short-to-medium text where a friendly, handcrafted tone is desired—such as posters, packaging, café or boutique branding, book covers, and kid-oriented materials. It can also work for pull quotes and headings in editorial layouts when paired with a more neutral text face for body copy.
The overall tone feels warm and informal, like neat marker or sign-pen lettering. Its slim proportions and rounded finishing details add a light, slightly nostalgic charm, making it come across as approachable rather than formal. The subtle human variation across curves and terminals gives it a personable, handcrafted voice.
The design appears intended to mimic tidy hand-printed lettering with a consistent pen width, prioritizing approachability and quick readability. By keeping forms narrow and strokes even, it aims to feel lively and personal while staying structured enough for repeated use across headlines and labeling.
Spacing reads fairly even in text, with a consistent rhythm created by repeated vertical stems and rounded bowls. The dot on i/j is compact and circular, and many glyphs end with small horizontal caps or soft hooks that reinforce the handmade print character. In longer lines, the narrow build increases density, so generous tracking or slightly larger sizes can help maintain airiness.