Sans Rounded Novu 6 is a light, very narrow, low contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, invites, branding, airy, casual, retro, whimsical, hand-drawn, personality, compact display, friendly tone, handwritten feel, condensed, monoline, rounded, loopy, tall ascenders.
A condensed, monoline sans with a pronounced rightward slant and softly rounded stroke endings. The forms are tall and slender with generous vertical reach, long ascenders/descenders, and compact bowls that keep counters tight. Curves are smooth and slightly elastic, while joins and terminals stay clean rather than sharply cut, giving the letterforms a continuous, pen-like rhythm. Overall spacing is relatively open for such narrow shapes, helping the alphabet and numerals read clearly despite the delicate stroke weight.
Best suited to display settings where its narrow, tall rhythm can add personality—such as headlines, posters, packaging, invitations, and branding accents. It can also work for short blurbs or pull quotes when set with comfortable tracking and line spacing to accommodate the long descenders.
The font reads as lighthearted and breezy, with a casual, handwritten energy that feels friendly and slightly retro. Its tall, wiry silhouette and rounded finishes add a playful charm without becoming overly decorative, making it feel approachable and informal.
The design appears intended to deliver a slim, space-saving display voice with a handwritten-like flow, combining simple sans structures with rounded, pen-inspired finishing to create an informal, personable texture.
The sample text shows a consistent slanted texture and lively vertical cadence, where the long descenders (notably in letters like j, p, q, y) add character and motion. Numerals follow the same tall, narrow logic, and the overall impression is cohesive across uppercase, lowercase, and figures.