Print Elsu 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s, comics, packaging, posters, social media, playful, handmade, casual, quirky, friendly, handmade feel, casual display, approachable tone, playful personality, monoline, rounded, bouncy, irregular, inked.
A lively hand-drawn print with monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms show intentional irregularities in stroke edges, curvature, and alignment, producing a natural, sketched rhythm rather than rigid geometry. Capitals are simple and open with occasional exaggerated features (notably tall ascenders and a looping descender on the Q), while lowercase maintains compact bodies with uneven baselines and varied proportions. Numerals follow the same loose construction, with simple, legible shapes and slight wobble that reinforces the handmade feel.
Well-suited to friendly headlines, short phrases, and display text where a handmade voice is desirable—such as children’s materials, comic-style captions, casual posters, stickers, and playful packaging. It can also work for informal UI accents or social posts, especially when a personal, crafted note is more important than typographic precision.
The overall tone is informal and approachable, with a playful, slightly scruffy energy that reads like marker or brush-pen lettering. Its unevenness conveys personality and spontaneity, leaning more whimsical than polished.
Designed to mimic quick, confident hand lettering with consistent stroke weight and an intentionally imperfect finish. The goal appears to be easy readability paired with a personable, quirky character that stands out in casual display settings.
Spacing feels loose and organic, with glyph-to-glyph width variation that creates a bouncy texture in words and lines. Stroke joins and curves retain small kinks and texture, helping the design feel authentically drawn rather than mechanically smoothed.