Print Ukmep 2 is a light, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, editorial, headlines, pull quotes, packaging, whimsical, bookish, folksy, old-timey, quirky, hand-lettered look, whimsy, editorial character, vintage charm, calligraphic, spiky terminals, tapered strokes, irregular rhythm, delicate serifing.
A slender, hand-rendered text face with pronounced stroke modulation and crisp, tapered finishes. Letterforms are upright and relatively narrow, with a noticeably small x-height and long ascenders that create an airy vertical rhythm. Curves are clean but slightly organic, and many strokes end in sharp, hairline points or tiny wedge-like serif hints, giving the design a lightly calligraphic, drawn-with-a-pen feel. Spacing reads fairly open for such narrow letters, helping counters stay clear in running text.
This font suits display-to-text crossover uses where personality matters: book covers, chapter openers, magazine features, pull quotes, and light branding or packaging. It can work in short paragraphs at comfortable sizes, especially when the goal is an expressive, handwritten print flavor rather than a strictly neutral text tone.
The overall tone feels playful and literary—like neat, characterful hand lettering used in storybooks or whimsical editorial pieces. Its high-contrast, pointed endings add a touch of drama and vintage charm without becoming formal or ornate.
The design appears intended to mimic tidy, informal hand lettering with refined contrast—combining readable print structures with expressive pen-like modulation and sharp, decorative terminals for a distinctive voice in titles and featured text.
Uppercase forms show a mix of restrained geometry and handmade idiosyncrasy (notably in diagonals and curved joins), while lowercase keeps a straightforward, print-like construction with occasional quirky details in terminals and hooks. Numerals follow the same thin-thick contrast and pointed finishing, maintaining consistency with the alphabet in mixed settings.