Sans Normal Tika 2 is a bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, signage, packaging, assertive, sporty, industrial, retro, headline, impact, brand voice, visibility, modernize, athletic feel, rounded terminals, compact counters, geometric, blocky, low aperture.
This typeface is built from broad, geometric strokes with prominent, rounded corners and tapered joins that create a sculpted look. Curves are drawn with oval logic and tight apertures, producing compact counters in letters like C, e, and s, while straight-sided forms (H, I, L, T) read as sturdy blocks. Diagonals in A, V, W, X, and Y are sharply angled yet visually softened by the rounded finishing, and the numerals echo the same wide, low-waisted, oval construction (notably 0, 8, and 9). Overall spacing and proportions favor a strong horizontal stance and a dense, poster-like texture in text.
Best suited to display settings where impact and immediate legibility matter—headlines, posters, sports or team branding, and bold wayfinding or storefront signage. It can also work on packaging and labels where a compact, sturdy word shape is desirable, especially at medium-to-large sizes.
The overall tone is confident and punchy, with a distinctly athletic and industrial energy. Its wide stance and rounded, machined shapes give it a retro sports and signage flavor, designed to feel loud and direct rather than delicate or editorial.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight and width with a streamlined, contemporary geometry. Rounded terminals and compact counters suggest a goal of combining a tough, engineered silhouette with friendly curvature for attention-grabbing display typography.
The lowercase shows single-storey a and g with rounded bowls, and the i/j use circular dots that reinforce the geometric theme. Many letters feature tight openings and flattened curves, which increases presence at larger sizes but can make internal spaces feel compressed in long lines of text.