Print Welus 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, social media, children’s, cafés, playful, casual, friendly, lively, handmade, handmade feel, friendly branding, casual display, quick lettering, personal tone, brushy, bouncy, rounded, quirky, loose.
A lively handwritten print with a brush-pen feel and gently slanted, informal construction. Strokes show moderate modulation with slightly tapered terminals and occasional pointed entries, creating a natural, drawn rhythm. Letterforms are compact and upright-to-slanted with rounded bowls, simplified geometry, and small, consistent counters, while spacing and widths vary enough to preserve an authentic hand-rendered texture. The numeral set matches the same loose, slightly irregular ductus for cohesive text color.
This font suits short-to-medium display copy where a friendly, handmade impression is desirable—posters, packaging, menu boards, social graphics, and casual branding accents. It can also work for pull quotes and headlines, especially when paired with a restrained text face for longer reading.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a spontaneous, sketchbook energy rather than a polished or formal voice. Its bounce and soft terminals read as personable and conversational, suggesting quick notes, labels, and friendly headlines.
The design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-drawn marker lettering—clean enough to read quickly, but irregular enough to feel human and informal. Its compact, energetic forms prioritize personality and warmth for everyday, approachable communication.
Uppercase forms are simple and legible with minimal ornament, while lowercase shows more personality through varied ascenders/descenders and a casual baseline bounce. The sample text demonstrates good readability at display sizes, with the most distinctive character coming through in rounded shapes and brushy joins.