Print Elsy 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: packaging, posters, headlines, social media, children’s, casual, friendly, handmade, quirky, playful, handwritten feel, approachability, casual display, human texture, marker-like, rounded, bouncy, informal, textured.
A casual hand-drawn print style with rounded, slightly wobbly strokes and softly tapered terminals that feel marker-like. Letterforms are compact and generally narrow, with lively irregularities in curve smoothness, stroke edges, and internal counters. Curves stay open and readable, while straight strokes show subtle waviness that creates a natural rhythm. Overall spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the handmade character while keeping the alphabet cohesive.
Works well for packaging, posters, and display copy where an informal handwritten tone is desirable. It’s a good fit for social graphics, invitations, classroom materials, and playful branding that benefits from a personal, handmade feel. For longer text, it will read best at comfortable sizes where the textured strokes and compact forms have room to breathe.
The tone is approachable and lighthearted, suggesting everyday handwriting rather than polished lettering. Its uneven stroke texture and bouncy proportions give it a personable, slightly quirky voice that feels friendly and conversational.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident hand printing with a consistent marker-pen rhythm, balancing legibility with visible human irregularity. It aims to deliver an easygoing, approachable voice for casual communication and friendly display typography.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent hand-drawn logic, with simple, uncluttered constructions and minimal ornament. Numerals match the same informal stroke behavior, keeping the set unified for mixed text. The texture is strong enough to feel organic at larger sizes, while the narrow proportions help short lines and labels stay compact.