Print Nabuy 14 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, greeting cards, packaging, posters, headlines, playful, hand-drawn, quirky, casual, friendly, handmade feel, approachability, informality, personality, monoline, rounded, bouncy, irregular, naïve.
A hand-drawn, monoline print style with softly rounded turns and slightly uneven stroke edges that preserve a marker/pen feel. Letterforms are simplified and open, with gentle wobble in curves and occasional tapering at terminals. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, producing an organic rhythm; round letters are generous while many verticals stay relatively slim. Uppercase forms are tall and airy, while lowercase counters are compact, reinforcing the small x-height and giving mixed-case text a lively, uneven cadence.
Works best for short to medium text where a handmade tone is desirable, such as children’s materials, invitations, greeting cards, craft and food packaging, and casual posters. It can also support pull quotes or UI accents when a friendly, human touch is needed, but the irregular rhythm is most effective at display sizes.
The overall tone is informal and personable, with a storybook-like charm and a lightly eccentric, handmade character. Its irregularities read as intentional and approachable rather than rough, suggesting a friendly voice suited to casual messaging.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, hand-printed lettering with deliberate imperfections—prioritizing warmth and personality over typographic strictness. It aims for easy readability while keeping enough variation in stroke and proportion to feel authentically drawn.
Distinctive shapes—such as the looped/tailed Q, the narrow, spindly uppercase I and J, and the softly kinked diagonals in K/V/W/X—add character without breaking readability. Numerals echo the same hand-drawn logic, with rounded forms and mild baseline/width inconsistency that keeps the set cohesive.