Sans Other Kenol 12 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, book covers, quirky, hand-drawn, playful, vintage, whimsical, personality, handmade feel, display impact, retro charm, monolinear, condensed, angular, looped, calligraphic.
A quirky, hand-drawn sans with narrow proportions and lively, uneven rhythm. Strokes are mostly monolinear but show subtle swelling and tapering, with frequent hooked terminals and occasional interior cut-ins that create a carved, inked feel. Bowls and curves are soft and slightly irregular, while many verticals stay straight and tall, producing a spiky, animated texture in words. Uppercase forms are distinctive and decorative in construction (notably in rounded letters and diagonals), while the lowercase leans simpler with a short x-height and compact counters; numerals are similarly narrow and slightly slanted in their curves.
Best suited to headlines, short copy, and branding where character is more important than neutrality—posters, packaging, book covers, event promos, and logo wordmarks. It can work for short passages at comfortable sizes, but the quirky detailing and narrow fit will generally read most clearly when given room and scale.
The tone is whimsical and theatrical, evoking storybook lettering, craft signage, and a lightly gothic or cabaret-like flair without becoming ornate. Its uneven, sketch-like energy reads friendly and expressive rather than formal, giving headlines a personable, human touch.
The design appears intended to deliver an informal, handcrafted alternative to a standard sans: compact, upright, and readable at display sizes while adding personality through irregular curves, hooked terminals, and stylized uppercase forms.
In continuous text the narrow set and tall ascenders/uppercase height create a vertical emphasis, while the irregular terminals and occasional looped details add sparkle at larger sizes. Some glyphs show intentionally unconventional structures (especially in the capitals), so the overall impression is more display-forward than strictly utilitarian.