Print Tymed 3 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, children’s, crafts, playful, handmade, quirky, retro, friendly, handmade charm, friendly display, whimsical tone, retro feel, compact headlines, condensed, rounded, monoline, bouncy, idiosyncratic.
A condensed, hand-drawn print style with mostly monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are tall and narrow with a lively, uneven rhythm and subtly irregular curves that keep the texture organic while remaining consistently structured. Counters are compact, ascenders and capitals feel elongated, and overall spacing is slightly loose for the width, helping the narrow shapes read clearly. Numerals echo the same narrow proportions, with simple, open forms and gently tapered joins in places.
Works well for short-to-medium display settings such as posters, book covers, menus, packaging, labels, and social graphics where a playful handmade feel is desired. It can also suit children’s or educational materials and craft branding, especially when set with generous tracking and line spacing to preserve clarity in text blocks.
The font conveys a casual, cheerful tone with a quirky, storybook-like charm. Its tall, narrow silhouettes and handmade inconsistencies suggest friendliness and approachability, leaning toward a lightly retro, whimsical voice rather than strict neutrality.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, hand-printed lettering with a tall, condensed stance, prioritizing personality and warmth over typographic neutrality. Its consistent stroke weight and rounded finishing aim to keep the tone friendly while maintaining enough regularity for repeated reading in display text.
The alphabet shows intentional idiosyncrasies—distinctive shapes in letters like J, Q, and y, and a simplified, handwritten treatment of curves and diagonals—giving words a recognizable personality. The narrow build creates strong vertical emphasis, producing a lively stripe-like texture in paragraphs and headlines.