Print Dibuk 12 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, book covers, posters, invitations, craft packaging, playful, whimsical, hand-drawn, bookish, quirky, handmade charm, informal voice, storybook tone, display character, spindly, airy, bouncy, organic, irregular.
A hand-drawn print style with slender, spidery strokes and gentle stroke modulation. Letterforms are tall and narrow with a loose, uneven baseline and slightly inconsistent widths that reinforce a drawn-by-hand rhythm. Terminals often taper or flick, and curves feel softly wobbly rather than geometric; counters are open and lightly enclosed. Uppercase forms are simple and narrow, while lowercase shows a compact core with long ascenders/descenders, giving lines a vertically animated texture. Numerals match the same light, sketchy construction and maintain an informal, unruled feel.
This face suits short-to-medium display text where a personable, hand-rendered feel is desired—such as children’s publishing, whimsical headlines, event invitations, and craft or boutique packaging. It can also work for pull quotes or section heads where a light, quirky tone is appropriate, especially with generous tracking and line spacing.
The overall tone is quirky and friendly, with a storybook, handmade charm. Its narrow, wiry forms and lively irregularities suggest casual personality rather than precision, lending an imaginative, slightly eccentric voice to text.
The design appears intended to mimic neat but spontaneous handwriting in an unconnected print style, balancing legibility with visible hand-made imperfections. Its narrow proportions and tapered strokes aim to create a distinctive, airy texture that feels playful and illustrative in use.
The font keeps a consistent pen-like pressure and tapering across letters, but deliberately varies stroke endings and small proportions, which adds character at display sizes. The narrow set and tall extenders create a distinctive vertical cadence in mixed-case settings.