Sans Other Keleg 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, book covers, packaging, quirky, bookish, hand-cut, storybook, retro, expressiveness, handcrafted feel, distinctive texture, display clarity, angular, tapered, calligraphic, lively, idiosyncratic.
This typeface presents a compact, vertical silhouette with slightly uneven stroke behavior that feels hand-shaped rather than purely geometric. Strokes taper and flare subtly, and many terminals finish in angled, wedge-like cuts that create a crisp, chiseled edge. Curves are tightened and sometimes slightly flattened, giving bowls and rounds a lightly faceted feel. The overall rhythm is lively, with small irregularities in joins, diagonals, and curvature that add character while keeping a consistent, readable structure across caps, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited for headlines, short paragraphs, and display settings where its distinctive terminals can be appreciated. It works well for book covers, editorial feature titles, branding, and packaging that benefit from a crafted, story-forward tone. For longer text, it is likely to perform most comfortably at moderate sizes where the lively stroke endings don’t crowd together.
The tone is playful and literary, suggesting a handcrafted sensibility with a faintly archaic or folkloric flavor. Its sharp terminals and animated curves create an expressive, slightly mischievous voice—more personality-driven than neutral—without becoming decorative to the point of novelty.
The design appears intended to blend sans simplicity with hand-cut, calligraphic cues—prioritizing personality, texture, and a memorable silhouette while remaining broadly legible. Its sharpened terminals and gently irregular outlines suggest a deliberate move away from sterile uniformity toward an expressive, crafted voice.
Capitals lean toward simplified, sign-like constructions, while the lowercase introduces more calligraphic inflection, especially in curved letters and the descenders. Numerals echo the same tapered, cut-terminal logic, keeping the texture cohesive in mixed alphanumeric settings. The distinct terminal shaping is the primary differentiator, giving text a lightly “carved” texture at display sizes.