Sans Normal Perir 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, friendly, retro, playful, confident, chunky, impact, approachability, display, retro feel, compact texture, rounded, soft corners, bulky, high-ink, compact counters.
A heavy, rounded sans with blocky silhouettes and softened corners. Strokes are thick and consistent, with subtle optical tapering in joins and terminals that keeps the forms from feeling purely geometric. Counters are compact and openings are relatively tight, giving the letters a dense, poster-like color on the page. The uppercase feels sturdy and squared-off, while the lowercase maintains simple, single-storey forms and large, solid punctuation-like dots, reinforcing a bold, compact texture in text.
Best suited to headlines, posters, packaging, and bold branding where dense letterforms and strong presence are an advantage. It can work for short UI labels or signage when set generously, but is most effective when given space and used above body-text sizes.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, with a distinctly retro, display-forward personality. Its chunky proportions and rounded shaping read as friendly and playful while still feeling confident and assertive at large sizes.
This design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a friendly, rounded voice—combining sturdy, block-like shapes with softened geometry to create a bold display sans that feels retro and approachable rather than severe.
The font produces strong visual rhythm through repeated rounded bowls and broad verticals, but the tight apertures and small counters can reduce differentiation in small text. Numerals are hefty and headline-oriented, matching the weight and width of the letters for consistent impact.