Print Dakey 2 is a light, narrow, high contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, children’s, invitations, packaging, headlines, playful, whimsical, casual, hand-drawn, imperfect, human touch, casual voice, playful display, handmade feel, bouncy, spiky, brushy, quirky, angular.
A lively hand-drawn print with thin, high-contrast strokes and a slightly uneven baseline rhythm. Letterforms mix rounded bowls with occasional sharp terminals and tapered, brush-like ends, creating a sketchy texture rather than a polished outline. Spacing is a bit irregular and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, written feel. Capitals are tall and expressive, while lowercase forms are compact with small counters and simplified constructions that prioritize gesture over strict consistency.
This font works best in short-to-medium settings where personality matters more than strict uniformity, such as posters, kids-oriented materials, craft packaging, greeting cards, invitations, and social graphics. It can also serve for light display copy in branding systems that want a human, hand-rendered voice.
The overall tone is playful and slightly mischievous, with a casual, doodled character that feels personable and informal. Its uneven stroke endings and varied proportions give it a whimsical, homemade charm suited to friendly, humorous messaging.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident marker or brush-pen lettering—expressive, readable, and intentionally imperfect—to add warmth and spontaneity to display text.
Some glyphs show intentional idiosyncrasies—occasional hooked or flicked terminals, asymmetric curves, and simplified joins—producing a lively texture in text lines. Numerals follow the same drawn logic, with open curves and light, airy presence that keeps the page from feeling heavy.