Print Hygem 6 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: kids, packaging, posters, crafts, social media, playful, friendly, casual, youthful, handmade, handmade feel, friendly display, casual readability, playful tone, chunky, rounded, bouncy, soft, quirky.
A chunky, hand-drawn print with rounded terminals and a brush-pen feel. Strokes are consistently heavy and low-contrast, with subtly wobbly outlines that preserve a natural, made-by-hand texture. Proportions are slightly expanded with generous bowls and open counters, and the baseline rhythm is intentionally irregular, giving words a bouncy, informal cadence. Letterforms are largely simple and single-storey where expected, with softened corners throughout and a compact, sturdy presence in text.
Best suited to playful display applications such as children’s materials, casual packaging, stickers, posters, and social graphics. It can also work for short headings or pull quotes where a friendly, handmade voice is desired, rather than dense body text.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a kid-friendly, craft-like warmth. Its imperfect strokes and buoyant spacing read as personal and conversational, more like marker lettering than formal typography.
The design appears intended to mimic bold marker or brush lettering with an intentionally imperfect, human rhythm. It prioritizes charm, approachability, and quick readability at larger sizes over geometric precision or typographic neutrality.
In longer lines, the heavy weight and lively irregularity create strong texture and energy, making it most comfortable at display sizes. Numerals match the same rounded, hand-rendered construction and maintain the playful, slightly uneven rhythm of the alphabet.