Print Umlav 3 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, menus, social media, headlines, friendly, casual, energetic, approachable, playful, human warmth, informal branding, quick signage, casual emphasis, handmade feel, brushy, rounded, monoline-ish, loose, bouncy.
This font has a brush-pen handwritten build with smooth, rounded terminals and a steady forward slant. Strokes feel pressure-driven, with slightly thickened downstrokes and lighter connecting motions, creating a lively, medium-contrast rhythm. Letterforms are compact and upright in their footprint, with narrow proportions, tall ascenders/descenders, and modest counters that keep the texture dense. Edges are clean rather than rough, and spacing is slightly irregular in a natural, handwritten way while remaining legible in text.
It works well for short to mid-length display copy where a friendly, human voice is desired—such as posters, packaging callouts, café menus, social media graphics, and informal branding. The narrow footprint helps fit longer words into tighter spaces while keeping a lively handwritten texture.
The overall tone is informal and upbeat, like quick marker lettering used for notes, menus, and social content. It reads personable and conversational, with enough momentum to feel dynamic without becoming chaotic.
The design appears intended to mimic confident brush handwriting with a controlled, repeatable structure—balancing spontaneity with consistent forms for dependable readability in display and informal text settings.
Capitals lean toward simplified, single-stroke constructions with soft corners, while lowercase maintains a consistent pen logic and a compact, punchy silhouette. Numerals follow the same handwritten cadence and rounded finishing, blending smoothly with text.