Print Wulif 17 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, branding, playful, whimsical, storybook, retro, handmade, personality, handmade feel, display impact, friendly tone, vintage charm, rounded, inked, bouncy, chubby, decorative.
This font uses heavy, rounded letterforms with pronounced stroke modulation and an inked, hand-rendered finish. Terminals are soft and bulbous, often with subtle notches, swells, and occasional teardrop-like details that suggest brush or marker pressure. Curves are generous and slightly irregular, giving the alphabet a bouncy rhythm; counters tend to be compact, and joins can feel pinched where strokes taper. Overall spacing reads lively rather than rigid, with a gently uneven texture that emphasizes its drawn character.
It performs best at display sizes where the stroke modulation and terminal detailing can be appreciated—headlines, posters, book covers, playful branding, and packaging. It can also work for short bursts of text (taglines, pull quotes, product names) where a friendly, handmade voice is desired.
The tone is cheerful and theatrical, leaning toward storybook display and playful packaging rather than sober editorial typography. Its inky contrast and rounded silhouettes evoke a vintage sign-painter or cartoon title feel, with enough quirks to read as personable and handmade.
The design appears intended to deliver an informal, hand-drawn display voice with strong personality and an intentionally inky texture. Its rounded forms and lively rhythm prioritize charm and expressiveness over strict neutrality, aiming to stand out in titles and branded phrases.
Uppercase forms are especially chunky and decorative, while the lowercase keeps the same softened, ink-swelled logic for a cohesive texture. Numerals follow the same rounded, pressure-shaped construction, making them visually consistent in headline and labeling contexts.