Sans Normal Fumel 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, book covers, quirky, playful, handmade, retro, casual, personality, compactness, approachability, informality, display impact, condensed, tall, monoline, bouncy, whimsical.
A tall, condensed sans with a hand-drawn, slightly wobbly construction and mostly monoline strokes. Curves are narrow and upright, with occasional asymmetric joins and small irregularities that create a lively rhythm rather than strict geometric precision. Counters are tight, terminals tend toward softly rounded or subtly tapered ends, and punctuation is simple and clean. The overall spacing and letterfit read compact, reinforcing the vertical, column-like proportions across both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited for short to medium-length display text where personality and vertical economy are useful—posters, headlines, packaging, and brand marks that want a casual, human tone. It can also work for subheads and pull quotes, but the condensed proportions and animated stroke behavior are more effective at larger sizes than in dense body copy.
The face feels quirky and friendly, with a lighthearted, sketch-like confidence. Its narrow, elastic forms and gentle inconsistencies evoke an informal, vintage-leaning personality that reads as playful rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver a personable, handmade sans voice within a compact, tall silhouette—balancing clear letterforms with small, intentional irregularities to add charm and motion.
Uppercase characters appear particularly tall and slender, while the lowercase maintains a straightforward, single-storey, handwritten sensibility. Numerals follow the same condensed, slightly irregular rhythm, which helps text feel cohesive in display settings.