Print Dakas 5 is a light, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, headlines, posters, invitations, branding, whimsical, storybook, artful, witty, folky, handcrafted feel, expressive display, human warmth, decorative readability, calligraphic, flared, tapered, angular, lively.
This typeface presents a hand-drawn print feel with crisp, calligraphic modulation and sharply tapered terminals. Strokes shift from thin hairlines to fuller wedges, creating a lively rhythm and slightly irregular texture while remaining consistently upright. Many forms show subtle flaring at ends and occasional pointed joins, giving curves a carved, inked quality rather than a purely geometric one. Spacing and widths vary per glyph, contributing to an organic, written cadence in words and lines of text.
It suits short-to-medium text where personality is welcome—such as book covers, chapter titles, posters, packaging accents, and invitation design. The distinctive modulation and tapered terminals also make it effective for branding or editorial headings where a handmade, illustrative voice is desired.
The overall tone is playful and storybook-like, with a lightly eccentric, human touch that feels crafted rather than mechanical. Its sharp tapers and lively stroke energy add a hint of drama, making it feel expressive and characterful without becoming chaotic.
The design appears intended to mimic an expressive pen-and-ink print style: upright and readable, yet intentionally irregular in width and stroke endings to preserve a drawn-by-hand character. Its contrast and flared terminals suggest a goal of adding charm and visual sparkle to display typography while keeping letterforms familiar enough for comfortable reading.
Uppercase letters read as decorative display forms with pronounced stroke contrast and occasional angled or hooked details, while the lowercase keeps a more conversational, pen-written flow. Numerals share the same tapered, slightly theatrical construction, helping mixed text maintain a cohesive, hand-rendered color.