Sans Normal Hakuy 1 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui labels, packaging, posters, headlines, branding, friendly, casual, approachable, playful, clean, space saving, warm modernity, everyday legibility, softening tone, rounded, soft terminals, monoline, humanist, open apertures.
A compact sans with monoline strokes and generously rounded terminals throughout. Curves are smooth and slightly squarish in places, giving bowls and counters a soft, simplified geometry. Letterforms keep an upright stance with even rhythm, while proportions vary naturally from glyph to glyph, avoiding a rigidly modular feel. The lowercase shows single-storey forms (notably a and g), open apertures, and a gently hooked descender on y; the uppercase stays straightforward and legible with softened corners and minimal modulation.
Works well for interface labels, app or web headings, and compact editorial callouts where space is tight but a welcoming tone is desired. It also suits packaging, signage, and brand systems that want clean modern typography with a soft, human feel.
The overall tone is friendly and informal, balancing clarity with a lightly playful warmth. Rounded endings and simplified constructions make the text feel approachable and modern without becoming quirky or decorative.
The design appears intended to deliver a practical, contemporary sans optimized for clear reading in condensed settings, while adding friendliness through rounded terminals and simplified, open letter shapes.
Numerals follow the same softened, monoline construction and read clearly at display sizes. The design’s narrow footprint and open counters help maintain readability in short blocks of text, while the rounded finishing details give headlines a personable voice.