Print Dyley 11 is a light, narrow, low contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: greeting cards, children’s books, personal notes, packaging, posters, casual, playful, friendly, handmade, quirky, handwritten feel, informal tone, human warmth, everyday note, monoline, rounded, bouncy, irregular, organic.
A casual handwritten print with monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. Letterforms are slightly tilted with an uneven baseline and a gentle, bouncy rhythm, showing natural variation in stroke curvature and character widths. Counters are generally open and simplified, and joins are minimal, keeping the texture airy and sketch-like. Overall consistency is maintained while preserving small irregularities that signal a hand-drawn origin.
Well suited to short-to-medium text where a personal, informal voice is desired, such as greeting cards, kids-oriented materials, DIY branding, and light packaging copy. It can also work for posters and social graphics that benefit from a friendly handwritten texture, especially at larger sizes where the subtle irregularities read clearly.
The font feels informal and approachable, with a lighthearted, human tone. Its subtle wobble and uneven rhythm read as spontaneous and personal rather than polished, giving text a friendly, note-taking character. The overall effect is playful and slightly quirky without becoming overly decorative.
Likely designed to emulate neat, everyday handwriting in an unconnected print style while retaining the natural imperfections of pen-on-paper drawing. The intent appears to prioritize warmth and readability over strict geometric regularity, creating a human, conversational typographic color.
Capitals are simple and upright-leaning with modest differentiation from lowercase, helping mixed-case text stay cohesive. Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic with rounded curves and mild asymmetries, matching the relaxed texture of the alphabet. Spacing appears naturally variable, contributing to an organic, handwritten flow in paragraph settings.