Print Upken 11 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, reverse italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: kids, packaging, posters, craft, social, playful, friendly, casual, quirky, youthful, hand-lettered feel, approachability, informal clarity, playful tone, rounded, soft, bouncy, hand-drawn, monoline.
A compact, hand-drawn print with narrow proportions and a monoline feel. Strokes are softly rounded with slightly uneven terminals, giving the letterforms a natural marker/pen rhythm rather than geometric precision. Upright forms subtly lean back overall, and spacing varies from glyph to glyph, creating an organic, lively texture in text. Bowls and counters are simple and open, with minimal contrast and a consistently informal construction across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Well-suited to children’s materials, casual headlines, packaging accents, stickers, craft branding, and social content where warmth and personality matter more than typographic rigidity. It can also work for short paragraphs in friendly contexts, especially at comfortable sizes where the hand-drawn texture remains clear.
The tone is lighthearted and approachable, with a homemade charm that reads as conversational and a bit mischievous. Its bouncy rhythm and imperfect edges add personality, making it feel friendly, informal, and creative rather than formal or corporate.
Designed to emulate quick, neat hand lettering with a consistent stroke and an intentionally imperfect, human cadence. The narrow build and relaxed shapes prioritize compact, energetic readability while keeping the overall voice informal and approachable.
Capitals are clean and legible with simplified structures, while the lowercase introduces more character through varied widths and playful shapes. Numerals follow the same hand-rendered logic, with rounded curves and slightly irregular alignment that reinforces the casual, handwritten impression.