Sans Normal Wiluk 2 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Baseface' by Attractype, 'Arial' by Monotype, 'Europa Grotesk No. 2 SH' by Scangraphic Digital Type Collection, and 'Nimbus Sans Novus' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
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A heavy, rounded sans with broad proportions and compact counters, giving letters a dense, blocky silhouette. The design is overprinted with irregular cutouts and streak-like voids that run through strokes and bowls, producing a worn, stenciled texture rather than clean, continuous outlines. Curves are smooth and mostly geometric, while terminals are generally blunt, with the distressed detailing creating most of the visual variation. The texture appears applied consistently across the set, keeping overall rhythm cohesive despite the intentional roughness.
Best suited to display use where the distressed texture can be appreciated—posters, headlines, apparel graphics, packaging accents, and music or event promotion. It works well when you want a strong silhouette with a deliberately worn surface, and is most effective at medium-to-large sizes where internal cutouts remain legible.
The overall tone feels gritty and hands-on, like paint dragged over a surface or ink broken up by wear. It reads as utilitarian and bold, with a street/industrial energy that suggests toughness and immediacy rather than refinement.
The font appears designed to merge a friendly, rounded sans foundation with a deliberate degradation layer, creating an attention-grabbing display face that signals wear, grit, and physical production methods such as stencil, screen print, or painted lettering.
The distressed voids can intrude into counters and joins, increasing visual noise at smaller sizes; the effect is strongest in rounded letters and numerals where interior breakage becomes a focal point. In larger settings, the texture adds character and helps prevent large black shapes from feeling overly uniform.