Print Dalug 1 is a light, very narrow, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, social media, book covers, playful, quirky, casual, sketchy, youthful, handwritten feel, casual tone, expressive display, personal voice, informal clarity, monolinear, wiry, spiky, bouncy, irregular.
A wiry, hand-drawn print face with unconnected letters and a noticeably irregular rhythm. Strokes are predominantly thin with occasional heavier points, giving a sketch-pen feel and lively contrast in spots. Forms are narrow and upright-leaning in motion, with tall ascenders and descenders that create a vertical, slightly spindly silhouette. Curves and terminals are imperfect and organic, with subtle wobble and varied stroke endings that reinforce an informal, drawn-on-paper texture.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where personality is the priority: headlines, posters, cover titling, casual packaging, and social media graphics. It can work well for playful brand accents and informal captions, but the narrow, wiry construction and irregular spacing make it less ideal for dense body text or small UI sizes.
The overall tone is playful and a little eccentric, like quick handwritten notes or indie zine lettering. Its spiky energy and uneven cadence feel personable and improvised, prioritizing character over polish. The font reads as friendly and expressive, with a mildly mischievous edge.
The design appears intended to capture an authentic handwritten print look—quick, expressive, and slightly imperfect—while maintaining recognizable letterforms. Its narrow proportions and tall vertical gestures suggest a goal of fitting lively text into tighter spaces without losing a personal, hand-rendered voice.
Uppercase and lowercase show deliberate stylistic inconsistency typical of handwriting, with some letters simplified while others feature longer stems or loopier gestures. Spacing appears naturally uneven, and the tall verticals (notably in letters like f, j, l, and y) contribute to a distinctive, animated line texture in sentences. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with open, lightly constructed shapes.