Print Yabef 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, menus, social media, casual, playful, friendly, handmade, lively, handwritten feel, informal tone, quick brush, brushy, loose, gestural, rounded, bouncy.
A casual handwritten print with a right-leaning stance and quick, brush-like strokes. Letterforms are compact and tall, with a small x-height relative to the ascenders, and a lively, slightly uneven rhythm that keeps the line from feeling mechanical. Strokes show moderate thick–thin shifts and tapered terminals, with rounded turns and occasional hooked or swashed finishes. Spacing and widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, drawn-in-one-go feel.
Works best for short to medium text where a personable, handcrafted voice is desired—headlines, posters, café menus, labels, and social graphics. It also suits pull quotes and lightweight branding accents, especially when paired with a neutral sans for supporting copy.
The overall tone is approachable and upbeat, like informal marker or brush lettering used for personal notes, menu boards, or hand-labeled packaging. Its energetic motion and imperfect consistency read as human and spontaneous rather than polished or formal.
Likely designed to capture the immediacy of quick brush handwriting in a clean, readable print style. The goal appears to balance casual expressiveness with enough structure to stay legible in display settings.
Uppercase forms are simplified and open, while lowercase maintains a legible print structure rather than connected script. Numerals match the same brisk, handwritten logic with tall forms and rounded curves. The texture stays coherent across the set despite small variations in stroke pressure and shape, creating a consistent handmade color in paragraphs and short phrases.