Print Ruvy 9 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, branding, packaging, headlines, social media, friendly, playful, casual, retro, handmade feel, approachability, display impact, informal clarity, brushy, rounded, bouncy, chunky, soft terminals.
A slanted, brush-like informal print with chunky strokes and rounded, softened terminals. Letterforms are moderately condensed with lively, uneven rhythm and subtle width variation, giving a hand-drawn cadence while staying visually consistent across the set. Curves are full and slightly inflated, counters are compact, and joins often look like they were made with a felt-tip or brush marker, producing smooth, continuous shapes without sharp contrast or crisp corners. Numerals match the same energetic, rounded construction and lean.
Best suited for short display text where personality matters—posters, packaging callouts, casual branding, café or event promotions, and social graphics. It can also work for brief subheads or pull quotes, but its strong gesture and compact counters make it less ideal for long-form reading at small sizes.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a cheerful, conversational feel. Its buoyant slant and cushy forms suggest informality and motion, leaning toward a vintage marker-sign or casual note aesthetic rather than precision typography.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident marker lettering in an upright-print style, balancing legibility with expressive stroke movement. It prioritizes warmth and visual punch over strict regularity, making it useful for friendly, attention-grabbing messaging.
Uppercase and lowercase share a similar casual construction and weight, with capitals that feel only modestly more structured than the lowercase. The set favors broad curves and short, thickened entry/exit strokes, which enhances impact at display sizes and reinforces the hand-rendered character.