Sans Normal Mereh 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, logos, sporty, punchy, confident, playful, retro, impact, motion, attention, bold branding, display emphasis, rounded, slanted, soft corners, chunky, compact counters.
A heavy, slanted sans with rounded, compact shapes and a strongly unified, blocky rhythm. Curves are built from broad, smooth arcs while joins and terminals stay blunt, producing sturdy silhouettes with minimal delicate detail. Counters tend to be small and tightly enclosed, and the overall spacing feels dense, helping the letterforms read as solid blocks at display sizes. The figures match the letters’ weight and slant, with similarly rounded bowls and simplified construction.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, sports and event branding, packaging callouts, and logo wordmarks where mass and motion are desirable. It will be most effective at medium to large sizes, where the dense counters and compact internal spaces can open up visually and the rounded forms remain clear.
The tone is energetic and assertive, with a sporty, forward-leaning motion. Its chunky curves and tight counters add a playful toughness that can feel retro or arcade-like, while still staying clean and modern in structure.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a dynamic, forward-leaning stance, combining rounded geometry with thick, simplified strokes for immediate recognition. It prioritizes a strong silhouette and continuous word-shape momentum over fine detail, aiming for energetic display typography.
The slant is consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, creating a strong directional flow in words. Round letters like O/C/G and the bowls in a/e/p show a pronounced, smooth curvature, while diagonals in K/V/W/X/Z are thick and emphatic, reinforcing the font’s bold, headline-driven character.