Print Urdaw 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, book covers, packaging, headlines, greeting cards, playful, quirky, friendly, casual, handmade, handmade warmth, casual readability, playful display, compact headlines, bouncy, whimsical, rounded, tall, textured.
A tall, condensed handwritten print with rounded bowls and softly tapered stroke endings that mimic a marker or brush pen. Strokes show slight wobble and uneven pressure, creating a lightly textured, organic rhythm while staying legible. Letterforms are mostly upright with narrow interiors and a consistent vertical emphasis; curves are generous and corners are softened rather than sharp. Spacing feels airy and irregular in a natural way, with small width differences between glyphs that reinforce the hand-drawn character.
This font works best for short to medium-length display text where a friendly, handcrafted voice is desired—such as posters, book covers, labels, and packaging. It can also suit social graphics, invitations, and greeting cards, particularly when set with generous tracking and line spacing to let the narrow forms breathe.
The overall tone is lighthearted and informal, with a quirky, storybook-like charm. Its narrow, tall shapes and subtly imperfect strokes give it an approachable, personal feel—more like a quick handwritten note than formal typography.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered printing while maintaining clear readability in display settings. Its condensed proportions help fit more characters into tight headline spaces, and the subtle irregularities add warmth and personality without becoming overly chaotic.
Capitals are simple and monolinear in construction, while lowercase forms add more bounce and personality in ascenders/descenders. Numerals follow the same condensed, handwritten logic and read clearly, with playful curvature and slight stroke modulation.