Print Nakan 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s media, packaging, posters, social graphics, headlines, playful, casual, friendly, quirky, handmade, handmade warmth, casual clarity, playful voice, human texture, rounded, marker-like, bouncy, irregular, soft-edged.
A casual hand-drawn print face with softly rounded terminals and a marker-like stroke that shows subtle pressure variation. Letterforms are upright with a lively, slightly uneven rhythm: curves wobble gently, verticals aren’t perfectly straight, and widths vary from glyph to glyph for an organic, written feel. Counters are open and simplified, and the overall proportions stay compact, giving the text a quick, sketchy clarity rather than formal precision.
Well-suited to playful headlines, short paragraphs, and branded messaging where a friendly, handmade tone is desired—such as kids’ materials, casual packaging, event posters, and social media graphics. It can also work for labeling and light instructional content when a relaxed, approachable voice is more important than typographic formality.
The tone is warm and approachable, with a playful, slightly mischievous character that feels like handwriting on a note or a classroom poster. Its irregularities read as human and spontaneous, adding personality and humor without becoming chaotic.
Likely drawn to capture the immediacy of felt-tip handwriting in an unconnected print style, balancing legibility with visible human variation. The design appears intended to add charm and informality to modern layouts while staying readable across mixed-case text and numerals.
The font maintains consistent stroke texture across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, while allowing small shape idiosyncrasies that keep repeated letters from feeling mechanical. Rounded joins and soft corners help it hold together in longer passages, though the most distinctive charm comes through at display sizes where the hand-drawn motion is easiest to see.