Print Damaw 2 is a light, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, book covers, packaging, posters, airy, whimsical, literary, delicate, hand-drawn, handcrafted feel, expressive display, storybook tone, distinctive texture, tapered, spiky serifs, calligraphic, crisp, angular.
A delicate, high-contrast hand-drawn print with very thin hairlines, abrupt transitions into thicker strokes, and sharp wedge-like terminals that read as spiky serifs. The letterforms are generally upright and lightly constructed, with slightly irregular widths and a subtle, drawn rhythm across the alphabet. Curves are clean but not mechanical, and many glyphs show pointed joins and tapered entries/exits that give the design a scratchy, pen-cut feel. Numerals follow the same logic, mixing slender stems with thicker bowls and crisp, angled finishing strokes.
Best suited for display settings where the fine hairlines and sharp terminals can be appreciated—headlines, book and editorial titling, posters, and boutique packaging. It can also work for short bursts of text such as pull quotes or captions when set large enough to preserve the delicate details.
The overall tone feels airy and whimsical, with a refined, storybook quality rather than a formal, bookish severity. Its prickly terminals and thin strokes add a touch of drama and eccentricity, giving text a poetic, slightly magical mood.
The design appears intended to mimic expressive pen or brush-drawn printing while retaining recognizable serif-like structure, combining elegance with a deliberately quirky, hand-crafted edge. Its goal is likely to add personality and narrative character to titles and branded statements without looking fully cursive or connected.
In text, the sparkle comes from the extreme hairlines and needle-like terminals, which create a lively texture but can also make spacing feel visually uneven. The design’s distinctive points and tapered strokes are most noticeable in capitals and in curved letters, where the contrast and sharp endings produce a crisp, illustrative silhouette.