Print Helin 3 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, branding, kids content, playful, quirky, lively, casual, expressive, hand-lettered feel, high impact, friendly tone, expressive texture, brushy, rounded, bouncy, irregular, chunky.
A brush-drawn, marker-like design with thick, rounded strokes and soft, tapered terminals. Letterforms show noticeable handwritten irregularity in stroke edges, curvature, and internal counters, creating a lively, organic rhythm. Proportions are compact and punchy with a tall lowercase presence, while widths vary from glyph to glyph for an improvised, hand-rendered feel. The slant and curves give lines of text a forward motion, and the numerals match the same chunky, simplified construction.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its brushy texture and irregular rhythm can be appreciated—posters, playful packaging, social graphics, event promos, and brand marks with an informal voice. It can also work for pull quotes or short paragraphs when generous sizing and spacing are used to keep the shapes clear.
The overall tone is friendly and mischievous, with an energetic, doodled personality. It feels informal and human, leaning into charm and spontaneity rather than precision, making text read as conversational and upbeat.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered signage or marker writing—prioritizing personality, motion, and a handcrafted texture. Its consistent stroke weight and simplified forms suggest it’s built for strong visual presence and quick, friendly communication rather than restrained editorial neutrality.
Counters are often small and asymmetrical, and several forms rely on simplified, almost cutout-like shapes (notably in bowls and joins), which boosts impact at larger sizes. The capitals are assertive and graphic, while the lowercase keeps a looser, more handwritten cadence; together they create a high-contrast-in-attitude (not stroke contrast) pairing that feels intentionally imperfect.