Print Urbal 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s books, invitations, packaging, posters, classroom materials, playful, friendly, whimsical, handmade, casual, human warmth, casual readability, playful tone, handmade feel, rounded, soft terminals, bouncy baseline, irregular rhythm, monoline-ish.
This font presents a hand-drawn, print-style alphabet with softly rounded strokes and subtly uneven contours that preserve a natural marker/pen feel. Letterforms are generally narrow with tall ascenders and a relatively short x-height, creating a compact texture in running text. Strokes keep a mostly consistent thickness with mild modulation, and terminals tend to be blunt or gently tapered rather than sharply cut. Proportions and widths vary slightly from glyph to glyph, producing an organic rhythm and a lightly bouncy feel across words and lines.
It works well for short-to-medium text where an informal, personable voice is desired—such as children’s titles, event invitations, playful packaging, and posters. It can also support educational and classroom materials where clarity is important but a strict, mechanical look would feel too rigid.
The overall tone is friendly and informal, with a playful, storybook-like charm. Its imperfect, human cadence reads as approachable and personal, suggesting handwritten notes, kid-friendly materials, or casual branding rather than formal editorial typography.
The design appears intended to capture the warmth of casual hand lettering in a tidy, readable print structure. By combining simplified forms with slight irregularities in stroke and spacing, it aims to feel human and charming while remaining practical for everyday display and caption use.
Counters are kept open and simple, with rounded joins and minimal ornamentation. The figures follow the same handmade logic as the letters, matching the texture in mixed alphanumeric settings. Spacing appears intentionally loose and airy, supporting legibility while maintaining the drawn character.