Print Toho 8 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: kids projects, packaging, posters, headlines, social graphics, friendly, playful, casual, warm, handmade, handmade feel, approachability, informal voice, cheerful tone, rounded, brushy, bouncy, soft, lively.
A casual, hand-drawn print style with softly rounded forms and subtly brush-like stroke endings. Strokes keep an even, confident thickness while showing gentle tapering and slight irregularities that create a natural rhythm. Proportions vary between glyphs with a mildly bouncy baseline feel; curves are generous, counters are open, and terminals tend to finish with rounded or lightly flared tips. The lowercase shows simplified, handwritten constructions (single-story a and g, open e, looped y), and the figures follow the same informal, slightly varied shaping.
This font works well for children’s materials, casual posters, greeting cards, craft packaging, café or boutique signage, and upbeat social media graphics. It’s particularly effective in short to medium text blocks where a friendly handmade texture is desirable and a polished corporate tone is not.
The overall tone is friendly and approachable, with a playful, sketchbook personality that feels personal rather than mechanical. Its easygoing rhythm and soft corners give it a welcoming, lighthearted voice suited to informal communication.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, informal handwriting with a clean, printable structure—combining legibility with small humanized variations to keep the texture lively and personable.
Capitals are clear and simple with modest personality in strokes and joints, while some letters (like J, Q, and y) add extra motion through hooks and loops. Spacing reads airy and readable in the sample text, and the consistent softness of terminals helps the texture stay smooth even at larger sizes.