Print Urman 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids content, greeting cards, playful, hand-drawn, friendly, casual, quirky, handmade charm, approachability, casual voice, lively texture, rounded, monoline, bouncy, irregular, soft terminals.
This typeface has a hand-drawn, marker-like construction with mostly monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Forms are generally condensed and tall, with slightly uneven curves and gentle wobble in verticals that create an organic rhythm. Counters are compact and open enough for clarity, while joins and corners often resolve into subtly blunted angles rather than sharp points. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an informal, handmade texture while maintaining consistent overall spacing and baseline behavior.
It works best for short to medium-length text where a warm, informal voice is desired—headlines, captions, packaging callouts, invitations, and educational or kids-oriented materials. The condensed proportions help fit more characters into tight spaces, making it useful for labels and poster typography where a handmade feel is important.
The overall tone is lighthearted and approachable, with a casual, doodled quality that feels friendly and a bit quirky. Its tall, narrow stance adds a whimsical, storybook-like flavor without becoming overly decorative or hard to read. The unevenness reads as intentional and human, giving text a conversational feel.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, hand-printed lettering with a controlled but human irregularity—clean enough to read easily, yet visibly drawn to add personality. It balances a simple stroke structure with small inconsistencies in curvature and width to keep the texture lively in continuous text.
Uppercase shapes tend toward simplified, sign-painter forms (notably rounded bowls and softened diagonals), while the lowercase leans into playful asymmetry in letters like a, g, y, and t. Numerals share the same rounded, hand-rendered logic, with clear silhouettes and minimal ornamentation, making them visually cohesive in mixed settings.