Sans Contrasted Lerul 2 is a regular weight, wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, branding, playful, quirky, whimsical, retro, handmade, expressiveness, distinctiveness, display impact, human warmth, angular, rounded, flared, bouncy, informal.
This typeface uses a sans serif skeleton with lively stroke modulation and frequent flared terminals that create a chiseled, slightly calligraphic feel. Proportions are generous and open, with broad bowls and a tall lowercase presence; counters stay clear even as strokes thicken and thin through curves and joins. Curves are round and soft, while many joins and terminals end in sharp, wedge-like cuts, giving the letterforms a distinctive push–pull between friendly and edgy. Overall rhythm is uneven in an intentional way, producing a handcrafted texture rather than a strictly geometric or mechanical cadence.
It is best suited to display use where its animated contrast and flared terminals can be appreciated—headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, and expressive brand marks. It can work for short blocks of copy or pull quotes when generous spacing and moderate sizes preserve the lively shapes and stroke modulation.
The font reads as playful and idiosyncratic, with a slightly retro, storybook tone. Its flared cuts and energetic shapes add character and charm, making text feel expressive and human rather than neutral or corporate.
The design appears intended to provide a characterful sans with noticeable contrast and distinctive flared terminals, balancing readability with a handcrafted, decorative voice. It aims to stand out in display settings by adding motion and personality without relying on traditional serifs.
Distinctive wedge terminals show up across capitals and lowercase, and the figures share the same high-contrast, cut-ended logic. The design’s personality comes through most strongly in curved letters and in the mix of soft bowls with abrupt, angular endings, which creates a lively texture in longer passages.