Print Velam 4 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, invitations, whimsical, airy, hand-drawn, storybook, quirky, handmade feel, playful display, personal tone, sketchbook texture, monoline feel, spidery, tall, loopy, irregular.
A tall, delicate handwritten print with slender strokes and pronounced thick–thin moments that read like pen pressure. Letters are narrow overall with long ascenders and descenders, small counters, and a slightly uneven baseline that reinforces the hand-rendered rhythm. Terminals are often tapered or softly blunted, curves are gently lopsided, and joins show subtle wobble rather than geometric precision. Numerals and punctuation follow the same light, drawn-in-ink character, with generous internal whitespace and a compact x-height relative to the ascenders.
Best suited for short display settings where its narrow, airy texture can shine—headlines, posters, book covers, packaging callouts, invitations, and quotes. It can also work for brief subheads or labels when ample size and spacing are available, but the thin strokes suggest avoiding dense body text.
The tone feels playful and informal, like quick notes in a sketchbook or a lightly theatrical story title. Its spindly elegance and irregularity give it a charming, eccentric personality that reads as friendly rather than formal.
The design appears intended to capture an expressive pen-drawn look with a tall, slender silhouette and just enough inconsistency to feel human. It aims for character and charm over strict regularity, providing a distinctive handwritten voice for display typography.
Capitals are especially tall and linear, while lowercase forms introduce more loops and hooky descenders (notably in letters like g, j, y). The overall color on the page stays light, with occasional darker strokes that add lively texture and keep repeated letters from feeling mechanical.