Print Urgas 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, invites, labels, friendly, handmade, storybook, casual, warm, handwritten feel, approachability, informal readability, personality, rounded, quirky, brushed, soft terminals, lively.
This typeface has an informal, hand-rendered print look with gently uneven strokes and subtly varied character widths. Forms are mostly upright and fairly narrow overall, with rounded corners and soft, slightly flared terminals that suggest a drawn or brushed tool. Curves are open and generous (notably in C, S, and e), while verticals stay steady, giving a clear baseline rhythm despite the organic irregularities. The lowercase shows a relatively small x-height with long ascenders/descenders and simple, readable constructions, and the numerals follow the same friendly, lightly calligraphic shaping.
It suits projects that benefit from a handmade, friendly voice—children’s and educational materials, packaging and product labels, casual posters, and invitations or greeting-style designs. It can also work for short editorial pull quotes or headings where a warm, informal tone is desired.
The overall tone is approachable and personable, like neat handwriting used for labels or classroom materials. Its mild quirks and soft endings keep it from feeling corporate or rigid, leaning instead toward a cozy, human presence.
The design appears intended to mimic tidy hand-printed lettering: readable and consistent enough for text, but with visible human touch through rounded terminals, slight stroke modulation, and subtly irregular widths.
The texture comes from small inconsistencies in stroke swell and joining, producing a natural, slightly bouncy color in text. Capitals read cleanly at display sizes, while the lowercase maintains legibility in short passages, with an intentionally casual finish rather than strict geometric precision.