Print Hidam 8 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, children’s, stickers, playful, chunky, quirky, friendly, retro, attention, whimsy, handmade, impact, approachability, bouncy, soft corners, irregular, cartoonish, puffy.
A heavy, compact display face with hand-drawn irregularity and soft, rounded corners throughout. Strokes stay monolinear and dense, with subtly wobbly outlines and occasional angled cuts that create a carved, blocky silhouette. Counters are small and simple, and the overall rhythm is bouncy, with uneven widths and slightly shifting proportions that keep the texture lively in both caps and lowercase. Numerals match the same chunky, simplified construction and hold strong presence at display sizes.
Best suited for posters, headlines, labels, and packaging where bold shapes and character are more important than long-form readability. It works especially well for children’s media, playful branding, event promo graphics, and punchy social assets that benefit from a chunky, hand-drawn voice.
The tone is informal and upbeat, suggesting a fun, kid-friendly energy with a retro cartoon flavor. Its exaggerated weight and quirky modulation read as approachable and humorous rather than refined or corporate, adding personality and movement to short messages.
The font appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a friendly, handcrafted feel, combining blocky display proportions with deliberately imperfect outlines. Its construction prioritizes personality, bounce, and graphic impact for attention-grabbing typography.
The design’s tight apertures and small counters create strong mass and high impact, but also make fine internal details more prone to fill in at very small sizes. The slightly inconsistent geometry is a key part of the charm and gives text a hand-cut, poster-like texture.