Print Lydum 3 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, craft labels, social graphics, friendly, playful, casual, approachable, quirky, handwritten realism, friendly legibility, casual personality, everyday charm, rounded, monoline, hand-drawn, bouncy, soft terminals.
A casual, hand-drawn monoline with rounded joins and soft, slightly irregular terminals. Strokes keep a consistent thickness with gentle wobble, and proportions vary subtly from glyph to glyph, giving the set an organic rhythm. The uppercase is simple and open with rounded bowls and uncomplicated construction, while the lowercase shows a relaxed, handwritten structure (single-storey a and g) and modest ascender/descender length. Overall spacing feels airy and even, supporting readable text despite the informal contours.
Well-suited to applications that benefit from a personable, homemade feel: children’s or education materials, playful packaging, invitations, labels, and casual headlines. It can also work for short-to-medium text in friendly contexts where a hand-rendered tone is desired.
The tone is warm and everyday, with a lightly quirky, kid-friendly charm. Its unpolished line quality and bouncy shapes suggest spontaneity and friendliness rather than formality or technical precision.
The design appears intended to emulate neat, informal handwriting in a clean, repeatable typographic form—prioritizing friendliness, clarity, and an approachable DIY character over strict geometric consistency.
Numerals follow the same rounded, drawn-by-hand logic, with open shapes and easy-to-spot forms. The font maintains a consistent voice across caps, lowercase, and figures, balancing legibility with intentional imperfections.