Print Irkip 3 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, headlines, stickers, playful, friendly, casual, quirky, childlike, handwritten feel, approachability, fun tone, quick readability, display impact, rounded, blobby, bouncy, chunky, soft-edged.
A chunky, marker-like handwritten print with softly rounded terminals and visibly irregular stroke edges. Forms are generally monoline in feel, with gentle swelling and tapering that suggests quick hand pressure rather than constructed contrast. Proportions are wide and open, with generous counters in letters like O, P, and R, and a loose, bouncy baseline/sidebearing rhythm that keeps spacing lively. Letter shapes lean toward simple, inflated geometry—single-story a and g, broad bowls, and compact joins—prioritizing legibility while retaining hand-drawn wobble.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where personality matters: children’s content, playful packaging, event posters, classroom materials, stickers, and social graphics. It also works for informal subheads or pull quotes, especially when paired with a clean sans for longer reading.
The tone is upbeat and approachable, reading like casual hand lettering for kids’ materials, snacks, crafts, or informal notes. Its rounded, slightly goofy shapes add warmth and humor, making text feel conversational and unpretentious rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to emulate thick felt-tip handwriting with rounded, inflated shapes and a deliberately imperfect rhythm. It aims for a friendly, high-impact look that stays readable while projecting a casual, fun tone.
Uppercase and lowercase maintain a consistent informal logic, with intentionally uneven widths and slightly inconsistent curves that reinforce the handmade character. Numerals share the same soft, blobby construction, keeping figures friendly and easy to spot in short strings and headings.