Print Ihlus 5 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, labels, social graphics, playful, casual, friendly, handmade, youthful, handmade feel, informal tone, friendly display, quick note, rounded, blunt, brushy, bouncy, monolineish.
A loose, handwritten print with a slight rightward slant and an easy, uneven rhythm. Strokes are thick and mostly low-contrast, with rounded terminals and occasional brushy swelling that suggests a marker or paint-pen feel. Letterforms are simplified and open, with soft curves, irregular joins, and subtly inconsistent proportions that keep the texture lively rather than mechanical. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the natural, hand-drawn cadence in words and lines of text.
Best suited for short to medium-length text where a human, informal voice is desirable—posters, headers, packaging callouts, labels, invitations, and social or educational graphics. It can also work for playful UI accents or annotations, but its textured irregularity is most effective at display sizes rather than dense body copy.
The overall tone is approachable and lighthearted, like quick handwriting on a note or a handmade sign. Its bouncy shapes and soft endings give it a warm, informal personality that reads as relaxed and conversational.
This design appears intended to capture the immediacy of hand-lettered printing—fast, legible, and expressive—while maintaining enough consistency for repeated use across branding and display applications.
Uppercase forms are chunky and compact, while lowercase letters lean toward rounded, single-story constructions with friendly counters. Numerals match the same casual, marker-like construction and sit comfortably alongside the letters for mixed-content settings.