Print Osbep 12 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, social media, quotes, casual, friendly, lively, handmade, energetic, handwritten feel, casual display, personal tone, quick lettering, brushy, slanted, rounded, gestural, compact.
A compact, right-slanted handwritten print with a brush-pen feel and lightly irregular stroke edges. Strokes show moderate contrast with tapered terminals and occasional swelling on curves, giving the forms a quick, drawn rhythm. Counters are generally open and rounded, with simplified, smoothly arcing bowls and modest entry/exit flicks rather than formal joins. Proportions feel tight and efficient, with small lowercase bodies, relatively prominent capitals, and narrow overall set-width that keeps lines compact.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where a casual handwritten voice is desired, such as posters, invitations, packaging callouts, social posts, and pull quotes. It can also work for brief brand accents or headers where compact width helps fit copy without losing personality.
The tone is informal and personable, like quick marker lettering in a notebook or on a menu board. Its steady slant and buoyant curves add momentum, reading as upbeat and approachable rather than formal or ornate.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush handwriting in an unconnected print style, balancing readability with a spontaneous, crafted texture. The consistent slant and controlled contrast suggest a goal of dependable, repeatable lettering that still feels human and energetic.
Uppercase letters are legible and slightly embellished with soft hooks and angled joins, while lowercase maintains a consistent handwritten cadence with minimal connection between letters. Numerals follow the same brushy logic, with rounded turns and simple construction that matches the text color and texture.