Print Tugaf 12 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, children’s, craft branding, event flyers, playful, folksy, quirky, friendly, handmade, handmade warmth, casual display, approachable voice, playful signage, rounded, bouncy, soft terminals, irregular rhythm, compact.
This font presents a hand-drawn, print-style alphabet with compact proportions and a lively, slightly irregular rhythm. Strokes are heavy and smoothly rounded, with a felt-tip/marker-like softness at terminals and corners rather than crisp geometric joins. Letterforms mix simple, almost monoline construction with occasional tapered strokes and subtle wobble, creating an intentionally imperfect texture. Curves are bulbous and open, counters are moderately tight, and spacing varies slightly from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, hand-rendered color on the page.
It works best in short-to-medium display settings where personality is the priority: posters, packaging callouts, café menus, craft branding, event flyers, and kid-oriented materials. The bold, rounded strokes hold up well on screen and in print for headlines, labels, and emphasized snippets, especially when you want an informal, handmade feel.
The overall tone is cheerful and informal, with a storybook-like warmth and a touch of quirky charm. Its bouncy shapes and softened details feel approachable and homemade, lending a casual, conversational voice rather than a formal or technical one.
The design appears intended to mimic casual hand lettering with a consistent, polished repeatability—capturing the warmth of marker-drawn signage while keeping letterforms legible and cohesive for practical display typography.
Capitals read clearly at display sizes and maintain a consistent hand-drawn character across the set, while lowercase forms lean into roundness and compactness for a friendly texture. Numerals share the same soft, marker-like finish, helping mixed text and numbers feel cohesive in headings and short statements.