Print Dalot 2 is a light, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, invitations, whimsical, storybook, quirky, hand-drawn, delicate, expressiveness, handmade feel, playful display, illustrative tone, calligraphic, tapered, spiky, lively, airy.
A slender, hand-drawn print style with pronounced stroke contrast and frequent tapered terminals that come to sharp points. Letterforms mix smooth bowls with angular joins, creating a lively rhythm and slightly irregular color across words. Proportions are compact and generally tall, with narrow counters and a light overall texture that keeps paragraphs open and breathable. The figures and capitals show the same calligraphic tapering, giving the set a cohesive, pen-made feel rather than geometric precision.
Best suited to short display text—headlines, posters, book covers, packaging accents, and invitations—where its tapered strokes and quirky structure can be appreciated. It can work for brief pull quotes or captions when set with generous size and spacing, but it is most effective as a personality-driven accent rather than long-form body copy.
The tone feels playful and slightly mischievous, like illustrated headings in a storybook or a handmade label. Its sharp flicks and varied stroke endings add personality and motion, suggesting an informal, human touch without becoming messy.
The design appears intended to capture a quick, expressive pen-drawn look in a consistent print alphabet—combining calligraphic tapering with informal, illustrative shapes to create a distinctive, characterful voice for display typography.
Spacing appears intentionally uneven in a natural way, and several glyphs feature distinctive spur-like terminals that can add sparkle at display sizes. The design’s contrasty hairlines and pointed details are likely to read best when not pushed too small, where the finest strokes could visually recede.