Print Ibmaf 5 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: kids, posters, packaging, headlines, stickers, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, quirky, handmade feel, friendly tone, casual display, comic charm, warm branding, rounded, bouncy, brushy, compact, chunky.
A compact, hand-drawn print face with thick, rounded strokes and softly blunted terminals. Letterforms show gentle wobble and uneven curvature typical of marker or brush lettering, with subtle stroke swell but no sharp contrast. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, creating an irregular rhythm; curves are generously inflated, counters are small, and joins are simplified. Capitals are tall and slightly narrow, while lowercase forms stay squat with a low, simple construction; punctuation and numerals follow the same chunky, informal logic.
Well-suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, kids-oriented materials, informal packaging, labels, social graphics, and display headlines. It can also work for brief UI accents or captions where a friendly, handmade tone is desired, but its dense counters favor moderate-to-large sizes for best clarity.
The font feels cheerful and approachable, with a slightly quirky, homemade charm. Its bouncy spacing and imperfect curves read as human and conversational, lending warmth and humor rather than formality.
Likely designed to emulate quick, confident hand lettering with a marker-like weight—prioritizing warmth, personality, and immediacy over geometric precision. The irregular widths and softened terminals suggest an intentional “drawn in one pass” aesthetic for casual display use.
The texture is consistent across the set, with occasional asymmetry and varied widths that enhance the hand-rendered character. Short crossbars and reduced interior space in letters like a/e/s and digits contribute to a dense, high-ink look, especially at smaller sizes.