Print Dirin 3 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, reverse italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, greeting cards, posters, quotes, whimsical, playful, airy, quirky, hand-drawn, handmade feel, expressive display, playful voice, decorative accent, personal tone, tall, spidery, bouncy, organic, calligraphic.
A tall, spidery handwritten print with strongly tapered strokes and pronounced contrast between hairlines and thicker downstrokes. The letterforms lean with a back-slanted (reverse) italic posture and show lively, uneven rhythm, with subtle wobble and variable proportions that reinforce a hand-drawn feel. Curves are narrow and elongated, counters tend to be small, and many shapes end in delicate terminals or hook-like flicks. Ascenders are notably long, and spacing appears slightly irregular, creating an energetic, sketch-like texture in text.
Best suited for short, expressive settings such as headlines, product packaging, invitations, greeting cards, and poster quotes where its personality can come through. It can also work for labels or brand accents when set at moderate to larger sizes with generous tracking and line spacing.
The overall tone is whimsical and lightly eccentric—more storybook and boutique than formal. Its narrow, dancing forms and delicate strokes suggest a playful, expressive voice that feels personal and a bit theatrical.
This design appears intended to capture the immediacy of a hand-rendered marker/pen sketch while keeping letterforms recognizable and consistent enough for display text. The narrow, elongated construction and delicate terminals aim to create a distinctive, characterful voice for playful, decorative typography.
In continuous text the strong verticality and tight counters create a distinctive stripey color, while the fine hairlines and exaggerated ascenders add sparkle but can reduce readability at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same narrow, drawn character, with simple, airy forms and occasional flourish-like curves.