Sans Normal Dakub 4 is a light, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui text, body text, captions, labels, editorial, clean, modern, neutral, technical, minimal, clarity, neutrality, readability, simplicity, utility, monoline, open apertures, rounded, unadorned, airy.
A slender, monoline sans with simple, open forms and gently rounded curves. Strokes maintain an even weight throughout, with minimal modulation and no decorative terminals, producing a crisp, uncluttered texture. Counters are generously open (notably in C, G, e, and s), and the overall drawing favors straightforward geometry with restrained curvature. The lowercase uses a single-storey a and g, and the numerals are similarly streamlined, with a simple 1 and open, rounded 0/8 shapes that match the letterforms.
Works well for interface copy, dashboards, settings screens, and other UI contexts where a light, clean texture is preferred. It also suits captions, footnotes, and editorial body text that benefits from open apertures and straightforward letterforms, as well as labeling systems where visual neutrality is important.
The overall tone is quiet and matter-of-fact, with a contemporary, utilitarian clarity. Its light footprint and open shapes feel calm and precise rather than expressive, giving it a neutral, modern voice suited to informational settings.
The design appears intended as a practical, modern sans optimized for clarity and unobtrusive readability. By keeping stroke endings and forms simple and consistent, it aims to provide a versatile typographic baseline for information-forward layouts.
In running text, the spacing reads airy and consistent, helping maintain legibility at smaller sizes. The design avoids quirky details, relying on proportion and clean contours to create rhythm across lines.