Print Tugis 12 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, children’s titles, packaging, posters, headlines, friendly, storybook, casual, vintage, handmade, approachability, handcrafted charm, playful readability, characterful display, soft serifs, bracketed, rounded terminals, lively rhythm, organic.
A lively serifed display face with hand-drawn irregularity and softly bracketed, wedge-like serifs. Strokes show subtle tapering and gentle swelling, with rounded terminals and slightly uneven curves that create an organic, printed-by-hand feel. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, with playful width shifts and slightly bouncy alignment that keep the texture animated in both caps and lowercase. The numerals echo the same soft, calligraphic modulation and curved details, maintaining a consistent, informal color on the page.
Well-suited to short-to-medium display settings where personality is desirable: book covers, children’s and educational materials, packaging, posters, and expressive headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or branding elements where a handcrafted, approachable serif texture is beneficial.
The overall tone is warm and personable, with a storybook charm that feels classic yet informal. Its quirks and mild wobble read as human and approachable, giving text a friendly voice rather than a strictly typographic one.
The design appears intended to blend the readability cues of a traditional serif with the warmth of hand lettering, offering a decorative but usable text voice. Its controlled contrast and soft serifs suggest a goal of charm and character without becoming overly ornate.
In the sample text, the font forms a dark, confident line with distinctive, curvy silhouettes; the soft serifs help tie letters together while the irregular widths prevent the texture from becoming rigid. The capitals are especially expressive and attention-grabbing, while the lowercase keeps a casual, hand-rendered cadence.