Print Gumel 3 is a light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, children’s media, craft branding, packaging, posters, playful, quirky, handmade, friendly, casual, handmade charm, casual voice, playful display, personal notes, monoline, wiry, bouncy, whimsical, irregular.
This font presents as a lightly drawn, handwritten print with unconnected letterforms and a wiry, monoline feel. Strokes show subtle pressure variation and tapered terminals, with occasional hooked or flicked endings that give a pen-drawn rhythm. Proportions are compact and slightly condensed, with uneven widths and gently inconsistent baselines that enhance the handmade character. Capitals are tall and looped, while lowercase is small and compact, producing a noticeably high cap-to-x-height contrast; counters are open and rounded, and numerals are simple, lightly curved, and informal.
It suits applications where an informal, human touch is desired, such as greeting cards, craft and boutique packaging, children’s materials, casual posters, and social graphics. It can also work for short headings, quotes, and labels where its playful rhythm and tall capitals can lead the voice.
The overall tone is personable and quirky, like quick notes written with a fine pen. Its irregularities and bouncy movement read as warm, approachable, and slightly whimsical rather than formal or precise.
The design appears intended to emulate quick, legible hand printing with a light pen, prioritizing personality and spontaneity over strict uniformity. Its tall, expressive capitals and compact lowercase suggest a font built for charming display text and casual editorial accents.
Several letters feature distinctive entry/exit strokes and small terminal curls, creating a lively texture in words. The lowercase’s small scale relative to the capitals makes mixed-case settings feel expressive and headline-forward, with a sketchlike cadence across lines.