Print Hylas 6 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, posters, packaging, headlines, stickers, playful, friendly, casual, handmade, youthful, handmade feel, approachability, playfulness, casual display, rounded, chunky, bouncy, quirky, soft terminals.
A chunky, marker-like handwritten print with rounded forms and softly blunted terminals. Strokes are heavy and mostly monoline, with slight wobble and small irregularities that keep the rhythm lively. Letterforms are open and simplified, with generous curves, compact counters, and mild baseline bounce; widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph. Uppercase reads like informal caps rather than constructed titling, while lowercase stays simple and legible, with single-storey a and g and a tall, straightforward t.
Best suited to short-to-medium display copy where personality matters: children’s materials, playful branding, posters, stickers, labels, and casual packaging. It can work for pull quotes and informal UI moments, but the heavy, bouncy texture is most effective at larger sizes where the shapes can breathe.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, with a kid-friendly, upbeat personality. Its imperfect, drawn-by-hand texture feels conversational and homemade, leaning more goofy than refined. The rounded weight and lively spacing give it an optimistic, lighthearted voice.
The design appears intended to mimic a thick felt-tip or brush-pen print, prioritizing warmth, immediacy, and a handcrafted look over typographic precision. Its simplified shapes and rounded finish aim for friendliness and quick readability in playful settings.
In text, the weight and soft geometry create strong color on the page, while the irregular widths and spacing add personality. The numerals are rounded and friendly, matching the letter texture, and the capital set keeps a consistent casual feel without sharp corners or formal modulation.