Print Ukbay 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, book covers, headlines, greeting cards, playful, quirky, casual, storybook, friendly, handmade warmth, whimsical display, casual branding, expressive titling, condensed, calligraphic, inked, monoline feel, bouncy.
A condensed, hand-drawn print with tall proportions and a lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes show noticeable modulation, with thin entry/exit strokes and thicker verticals that create an ink-and-pen contrast without joining letters. Curves are slightly irregular and organic, counters are compact, and terminals alternate between soft hooks, tapered flicks, and blunt cutoffs, giving the alphabet a crafted, non-mechanical consistency.
This font is best suited to short to medium-length display text where its narrow, lively letterforms can add personality—posters, packaging, book covers, event titles, and greeting cards. It can work for brief captions or pull quotes, but the tight proportions and high stroke contrast favor larger sizes for comfortable reading.
The overall tone feels informal and characterful, like handwritten titling for a children’s book or a whimsical poster. Its narrow stance and spiky tapers add a slightly mischievous edge while staying approachable and light.
The design appears intended to capture the spontaneity of hand lettering in a neat, printable form—delivering a quirky, condensed look that stands out in headings while remaining legible and consistent across the alphabet and figures.
Capitals read as simplified, tall forms with occasional flourish (notably in letters like J, Q, and R), while lowercase maintains a compact, readable texture. Numerals follow the same condensed, hand-inked logic, with a distinctive open-loop feel on figures like 2 and 9 and a narrow, vertical emphasis across the set.