Print Dabah 11 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, greeting cards, children’s media, social graphics, playful, quirky, friendly, casual, hand-drawn, handwritten feel, casual tone, approachable clarity, whimsical texture, monoline, spindly, airy, wiry, loopy.
A lightly drawn, hand-printed face with mostly monoline strokes and gently wavering contours that preserve a sketched, human rhythm. Proportions are tall and slender, with small counters and compact lowercase forms; ascenders and capitals rise prominently, and some letters show slightly elastic widths from glyph to glyph. Terminals are soft and rounded rather than sharply cut, and curves (notably in C, S, O, and the lowercase bowls) have a loose, informal swing. Numerals echo the same thin, open construction with simple shapes and modest curvature.
Best suited to short text where its hand-drawn character can be appreciated: headlines, posters, packaging accents, greeting cards, and casual social or editorial graphics. It can also work for small blocks of copy when a light, informal voice is desired, though the fine strokes suggest avoiding very small sizes or low-contrast backgrounds.
The overall tone is breezy and personable, like quick handwriting cleaned up for readability. Its thin, wiry strokes and slightly quirky letterforms give it a lighthearted, indie feel that reads as informal and approachable rather than strict or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, quick hand-printing—clean enough for typesetting while keeping visible imperfections for warmth and personality. It prioritizes charm and an illustrative texture over strict geometric consistency.
Capitals are simple and airy, while lowercase adds more personality through irregular joins, looped bowls, and occasional asymmetry (e.g., g, y, and s). Spacing appears comfortable in running text, with an intentionally uneven handmade cadence that becomes part of the texture at display sizes.