Print Yalaf 8 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, stickers, craft branding, handmade, rustic, quirky, playful, grunge, handmade feel, expressive display, casual branding, organic texture, brushy, textured, wobbly, organic, casual.
A hand-drawn print style with compact proportions and a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes look brush- or marker-made, with visible texture, slight wobble, and frequent tapering and swelling at turns and terminals. Curves are irregular and slightly pinched, counters vary from glyph to glyph, and spacing feels loosely controlled, reinforcing a natural, written-on-paper character. Capitals are tall and narrow with simplified construction, while lowercase forms stay small and compact, keeping the overall color dense and energetic.
Well suited to posters, titles, packaging, and branding that benefits from a handmade or artisanal feel, as well as stickers, labels, and social graphics needing a casual voice. It works best for short bursts of text—headlines, pull quotes, and product names—where its texture and lively rhythm can carry the design.
The font conveys an informal, handmade tone that feels crafty and approachable, with a slightly gritty edge from the textured outlines. Its irregularities give it personality and spontaneity, reading as playful and a bit rough-around-the-edges rather than polished or formal.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand lettering with a brushy tool, prioritizing personality and texture over uniformity. Its narrow, compact letterforms and energetic stroke behavior suggest a goal of creating an expressive, space-efficient display hand that still reads clearly in short lines.
Legibility is strongest at display and short-text sizes where the textured stroke edges and irregular spacing read as intentional character. In longer passages or small sizes, the tight, compact lowercase and varying stroke texture can create visual noise, so generous tracking and line spacing help.