Print Meram 12 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, posters, greeting cards, social media, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, bouncy, handwritten feel, approachability, informality, cheerfulness, display impact, rounded, monoline, quirky, cartoonish, naive.
A lively handwritten print with rounded, monoline strokes and softly tapered terminals. Forms are tall and compact with a tight, narrow footprint, while stroke ends and joins retain an uneven, marker-drawn quality that keeps the rhythm informal. Curves dominate over sharp corners, counters are small and simple, and spacing feels slightly irregular in a natural way. Numerals and capitals match the same casual construction, with occasional exaggerated descenders and looped details in letters like g, j, and y.
Works best for short to medium display settings where personality matters: playful headlines, packaging copy, posters, greeting cards, classroom materials, and casual social content. It can also suit quotes or captions when set with generous leading and moderate tracking to preserve its airy, hand-drawn rhythm.
The overall tone is warm, approachable, and lighthearted, reading like quick lettering done with a felt-tip pen. Its gentle wobble and softened shapes give it a kid-friendly, crafty feel without becoming chaotic, making text feel conversational and personable.
The design appears intended to mimic informal handwritten printing with a consistent marker-like stroke, prioritizing friendliness and immediacy over typographic rigidity. Its narrow proportions and rounded construction aim to fit more characters into a line while keeping a cheerful, approachable voice.
Ascenders and descenders are relatively prominent, helping the font feel tall and animated. The ampersand and several lowercase forms show simplified, single-stroke logic, reinforcing the quick-drawn character in longer lines of text.