Sans Normal Sagil 17 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, branding, quirky, retro, playful, whimsical, hand-drawn, expressive display, space-saving, retro flavor, friendly tone, condensed, tall, monoline, rounded, bouncy.
A tall, tightly set sans with monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals. The letterforms are highly condensed with long ascenders and descenders, giving the alphabet a stretched, vertical profile and an uneven, lively rhythm. Curves are smooth and slightly elastic, while joins and counters stay simple and open; overall width varies noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing a casual, humanized texture. Numerals follow the same narrow, upright construction with modest curves and minimal detailing.
Best suited for display roles where personality matters: headlines, posters, packaging, and titles for books, films, or events. Its condensed build can help fit longer words into narrow columns, and the playful tone works well for boutique branding, cafés, kids or hobby-oriented projects, and retro-themed graphics.
The font reads as quirky and retro-leaning, with a lighthearted, slightly offbeat tone reminiscent of mid‑century display lettering. Its narrow, towering silhouettes and gentle irregularities create a friendly, handmade vibe that feels informal and expressive rather than strict or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive, space-saving display voice by combining condensed, elongated proportions with smooth, rounded construction and a deliberately humanized rhythm. It prioritizes character and vertical presence in mixed-case settings over neutral, text-first uniformity.
The very short lowercase body paired with prominent ascenders/descenders makes mixed-case text visually animated, with frequent vertical spikes and dips. In longer lines, the condensed proportions create strong vertical rhythm and economy of space, while the variable character widths add a subtle, organic wobble to word shapes.