Sans Other Kemon 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, labels, quirky, playful, offbeat, handmade, retro, distinctive voice, handmade feel, display impact, retro flavor, condensed, tall, bouncy, irregular, monoline.
A condensed, tall sans with mostly monoline strokes and gently irregular construction. Counters are compact and often teardrop-like, and many terminals are subtly tapered or softly hooked, giving the letters a slightly hand-cut feel. Curves are narrow and verticalized (notably in O/C/G), while straighter letters keep a firm, upright stance with occasional asymmetric joins and uneven widths that create a lively rhythm. The lowercase shows modest ascenders and a comparatively small x-height, with simple single-storey forms and compact bowls throughout.
This face is best suited to short, high-impact copy such as headlines, posters, packaging, labels, and brand marks where personality is more important than long-form comfort. It can work for captions or small blocks when set with generous size and tracking, but it will shine most in display applications.
The overall tone is quirky and approachable, with a whimsical, slightly retro personality. Its narrow, springy shapes and small inconsistencies read as human and expressive rather than strictly engineered, making it feel informal and characterful.
The design appears aimed at delivering a distinctive, condensed sans voice with a hand-drawn/hand-cut flavor—maintaining clean, sans-like simplicity while introducing irregularities and tapered terminals to add charm and memorability.
In text, the tight internal space and condensed proportions create a strong vertical texture; spacing looks intentionally brisk and slightly uneven, which enhances its handmade flavor. Numerals follow the same tall, compact logic, pairing well with the letterforms for display settings.