Sans Other Kenel 12 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, editorial display, hand-cut, quirky, playful, crafty, rustic, handmade feel, signage look, playful display, textural color, irregular, angular, choppy, casual, uneven baseline.
A compact, sans-based display face with intentionally irregular outlines and a hand-cut, chiseled silhouette. Strokes stay mostly monolinear with low contrast, but edges are faceted and slightly wobbly, creating a roughened contour rather than smooth geometry. Proportions are lively and inconsistent by design, with subtly shifting widths and a mildly uneven rhythm across letters; counters are simplified and sometimes pinched, and terminals tend to end in blunt, angled cuts. The lowercase shows a straightforward, single-storey construction where applicable, with a simple dot on i/j and a generally sturdy, upright stance.
Best suited to display typography where character and texture are desirable—posters, headlines, packaging, and book-cover titling. It can also work for short editorial callouts or branding accents, while longer passages will read more comfortably with generous size and spacing to accommodate the irregular rhythm.
The overall tone is informal and expressive, evoking handmade signage, cut-paper lettering, and lighthearted DIY aesthetics. Its jagged, imperfect finish reads energetic and slightly mischievous rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic handmade, cut or carved lettering within a simple sans framework, prioritizing personality and visual texture over strict geometric consistency. It aims to deliver a bold, approachable voice with a crafted, analog feel.
Digits follow the same rough, carved treatment, staying clear at larger sizes while retaining a deliberately uneven edge quality. The texture is consistent across the set, giving words a lively, poster-like color that becomes more pronounced as size increases.