Sans Normal Rikar 9 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Ciutadella' and 'Ciutadella Rounded' by Emtype Foundry and 'Core Sans DS' by S-Core (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: packaging, posters, children’s, headlines, social, friendly, handmade, playful, casual, approachable, human warmth, casual branding, playful clarity, handmade feel, rounded, soft, monoline, blobby, informal.
A rounded sans with softly swollen strokes and gently irregular curves that create a hand-drawn, marker-like texture. Terminals are mostly rounded and slightly asymmetric, with occasional flattened joins and subtle wobble that keeps counters open and readable. Proportions lean simple and compact, with straightforward, single-storey lowercase forms and a generally even rhythm across text despite small per-glyph variations.
Well suited to short-to-medium text in cheerful contexts such as packaging, café menus, children’s materials, greeting cards, and upbeat posters. It also works for social graphics and branding that benefits from an approachable, handcrafted voice, especially at display sizes where the soft irregularities can be appreciated.
The overall tone is warm and relaxed, with a charmingly imperfect, human feel. Its friendly shapes and softened corners read as informal and inviting, leaning toward playful everyday communication rather than strict precision.
Likely designed to provide a friendly, human alternative to clean geometric sans styles, combining simple construction with a hand-made finish. The goal appears to be easy readability with a playful personality for everyday display typography.
The cap forms are simple and bold in silhouette, while the lowercase maintains clear differentiation through open counters and distinct ascenders/descenders. Numerals follow the same rounded, casual logic, matching the text color without calling attention to themselves.