Sans Normal Melab 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Muller' and 'Muller Next' by Fontfabric, 'Greater Neue' by NicolassFonts, 'Bajazzo' and 'Bajazzo Rounded' by Schriftlabor, and 'Codec Pro' by Zetafonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, social ads, sporty, energetic, punchy, playful, loud, attention grabbing, sense of speed, bold branding, high visibility, slanted, compact counters, soft corners, heavy terminals, chunky.
A heavy, right-slanted sans with broad proportions and strongly filled-in shapes. Strokes are thick and confident with compact interior counters, giving letters a dense, poster-like color on the page. Curves are rounded but cut with crisp, angled joins and sheared terminals, producing a slightly aerodynamic, forward-leaning rhythm. The lowercase shows simple, sturdy constructions with round bowls and short ascenders/descenders, while numerals are bold and tightly spaced in feel, designed to hold up at large sizes.
Best suited to short, prominent text such as headlines, posters, and campaign graphics where impact and momentum are desired. It also fits sports and active-lifestyle branding, packaging callouts, and bold social or video thumbnails where quick recognition matters more than long-form readability.
The overall tone is assertive and high-impact, with a fast, sporty energy created by the consistent slant and chunky mass. It reads as upbeat and attention-seeking rather than refined, leaning into a bold, contemporary display attitude.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a dynamic, forward-leaning stance, combining rounded geometry with angular cuts to suggest speed and confidence in display settings.
Diagonal slicing appears repeatedly at ends and joins, which adds motion and helps keep large black areas from feeling static. Because counters are relatively tight, the strongest results will come from generous tracking and sizes where the italic angle and internal shapes can breathe.