Sans Contrasted Segu 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, children’s, branding, playful, hand-drawn, friendly, quirky, casual, friendly tone, handmade feel, brand voice, informal display, approachable text, rounded, soft terminals, tapered strokes, bouncy rhythm, humanist.
A lively sans with softly rounded forms and noticeable modulation in stroke thickness. Strokes often taper into pointier ends, giving many letters a brushlike, hand-drawn finish rather than crisp geometric terminals. Curves are generous and slightly irregular, with a bouncy baseline feel in the lowercase and a compact, personable set of capitals. Counters are generally open and rounded, while joins and diagonals show subtle flare and asymmetry that reinforces an organic, drawn-by-hand texture.
Well suited for short-form display settings such as headlines, posters, packaging, and brand marks that benefit from an approachable, handcrafted tone. It also fits cheerful editorial callouts and kid-focused materials where friendliness and personality are more important than strict neutrality.
The overall tone is warm, informal, and upbeat, balancing clarity with a quirky, personal voice. Its tapered stroke endings and gently uneven rhythm suggest spontaneity and approachability, making it feel more like expressive lettering than a strictly engineered sans.
The design appears intended to deliver a casual, human touch within a simple sans framework—combining readable, rounded structures with tapered, modulated strokes to create a distinctive, upbeat texture in running words and titles.
Uppercase shapes read clean and simplified, while the lowercase carries more character through rounded bowls, teardrop-like terminals, and a slightly springy rhythm. Numerals match the same soft, tapered construction, maintaining a consistent handwritten impression across text and display sizes.