Print Malop 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, monoline, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, packaging, posters, social graphics, headlines, playful, casual, friendly, quirky, youthful, friendly tone, informal display, hand-lettered feel, space saving, rounded, bouncy, narrow, hand-drawn, soft terminals.
A narrow, hand-drawn print style with consistent stroke thickness and softly rounded corners. Letterforms have simple, slightly irregular geometry and a lively rhythm, with tall ascenders and generally compact lowercase bodies. Curves are open and smooth, counters are modest, and terminals often end in gentle, blunt tips rather than sharp cuts. Overall spacing feels airy, and the set maintains a cohesive informal consistency while preserving small, humanized variations.
This font works well for short-to-medium text where a casual, human tone is desired, such as children’s materials, playful branding, labels, invitations, and informal posters. It’s especially effective in headlines, captions, and callouts where its narrow footprint can help fit more characters without feeling dense.
The font reads as upbeat and approachable, with a lighthearted, slightly goofy charm. Its narrow, rounded shapes and hand-rendered steadiness give it an informal voice that feels personal and friendly rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver a readable, hand-lettered feel with consistent strokes and a compact, space-saving silhouette. Its controlled irregularities suggest a goal of balancing friendliness and clarity for everyday, upbeat display use.
The uppercase appears relatively tall and slender with simplified construction, while the lowercase introduces more handwritten personality in shapes like the single-storey forms and looped/tailed characters. Numerals match the same narrow, rounded treatment, keeping the overall color even in mixed alphanumeric settings.