Print Dilim 16 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s media, packaging, labels, posters, headlines, friendly, playful, casual, approachable, hand-drawn, handwritten warmth, informal clarity, playful display, personal tone, monoline, rounded, wiry, sketchy, open counters.
A casual hand-drawn print with a wiry, monoline feel and gently rounded terminals. Strokes show small irregularities and slight wobble, giving the letterforms a natural pen-drawn rhythm rather than geometric precision. Proportions are narrow overall with variable character widths, open counters, and simple constructions; curves (O, C, S) are smooth but imperfect, and joins are minimal and unconnected. The texture stays consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, with clean readability despite the informal shaping.
Well-suited to informal display settings where a human, approachable tone is needed—children’s content, friendly packaging, craft or café signage, labels, and short headlines. It can also work for pull quotes or UI accents when a handwritten feel is desired, especially at sizes that preserve its thin strokes.
The overall tone is friendly and lightly quirky, like neat handwriting used for notes, labels, or classroom materials. Its narrow, airy forms keep it from feeling heavy, while the hand-made irregularities add warmth and personality.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, casual handwriting in an unconnected print style, prioritizing friendliness and clarity over strict typographic uniformity. Its narrow proportions and consistent pen-like strokes suggest a compact, note-like voice that remains readable in short to medium text samples.
Uppercase forms remain straightforward and legible, while lowercase introduces more personality through looped and hooked details (notably in letters like g, y, and j). Numerals follow the same hand-drawn logic, with simple, open shapes that match the alphabet’s stroke and curvature.