Print Baken 5 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, greeting cards, quotes, branding, packaging, airy, casual, elegant, whimsical, delicate, handwritten feel, light elegance, personal tone, space economy, monoline, hand-drawn, loopy, slanted, tall.
A slender, monoline handwritten print with a consistent rightward slant and tall, elongated proportions. Strokes are smooth and lightly drawn with rounded terminals, occasional looped forms, and gentle curvature in bowls and shoulders. Uppercase letters are narrow and upright in structure but lean italic, while lowercase forms are compact with a comparatively small x-height and long ascenders/descenders; spacing feels open, giving the line a light, continuous rhythm without connections. Numerals follow the same thin, slightly looping construction, maintaining an even, airy texture in text.
Well-suited to invitations, greeting cards, quotes, and short editorial callouts where an airy handwritten voice is desired. It can also work for boutique branding and packaging accents, especially when set at larger sizes with comfortable tracking to preserve its delicate strokes.
The overall tone is light and personable, combining a neat handwritten feel with a refined, slightly fashionable slant. It reads friendly and informal, yet restrained enough to suggest a simple, understated elegance rather than exuberant display script.
The design appears intended to emulate a clean, lightly penned handwritten print—more polished than quick note-taking, but still informal and personal. Its narrow, slanted construction prioritizes an elegant, space-efficient silhouette with a gentle, human rhythm for display and short text use.
Letterforms show a steady hand and cohesive stroke behavior, with a mix of simple print structures and occasional cursive-like loops (notably in letters with descenders and in some capitals). The narrow build and generous internal whitespace help it stay legible in short passages, while the delicate line weight benefits from ample size and contrast against the background.