Print Utned 13 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, packaging, headlines, posters, editorial, storybook, folkloric, rustic, whimsical, warm, handmade warmth, traditional charm, friendly readability, decorative texturing, bracketed serifs, calligraphic, organic, lively, uneven rhythm.
An informal serif with a hand-drawn, print-like construction and gently irregular outlines. Strokes show moderate contrast with subtly tapered terminals and small, bracketed serifs that read as shaped by a pen rather than rigidly mechanical. Curves are slightly lumpy and lively, with soft joins and occasional flare at stroke endings; counters are open and rounded, keeping text legible while preserving a handmade texture. Proportions vary a bit across letters, creating an easy, human rhythm in both the capitals and lowercase.
Well-suited to book covers, chapter titles, and display typography where a handcrafted, narrative feel is desirable. It can also work for artisanal packaging, café/market signage, posters, and editorial pull quotes where warmth and character matter more than strict uniformity. For body text, it performs best at comfortable reading sizes where the subtle irregularities read as intentional texture rather than noise.
The overall tone feels storybook and folksy—friendly, a little quirky, and comfortably old-fashioned. Its uneven rhythm and softened serif details add charm and approachability, suggesting craft, tradition, and a lightly whimsical voice rather than a corporate or technical one.
The design appears intended to blend familiar serif structure with a drawn-by-hand sensibility, delivering a readable text face that still carries personality. Its moderated contrast and softened, bracketed serifs suggest a goal of creating a charming, traditional voice with contemporary usability in display and short text settings.
Uppercase forms have a gently classical silhouette (notably in rounded letters like C/O and the more calligraphic diagonals in K/V/W), while the lowercase shows pronounced personality in forms like a, g, and y. Numerals are similarly organic, with curved, slightly calligraphic strokes that fit the text style. At larger sizes the texture is expressive; in longer passages it retains readability but keeps a visibly hand-rendered grain.