Sans Normal Wakir 3 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, packaging, posters, children’s, friendly, retro, handmade, quirky, approachable, approachability, distinctiveness, retro tone, readability, rounded, soft, humanist, open counters, playful.
This typeface presents as a compact sans with softly rounded strokes and a lightly calligraphic, humanist construction. Stems are generally straight but end in subtly flared, curved terminals, giving letters a drawn rather than engineered feel. Curves are smooth and slightly irregular in a controlled way, with open apertures and generous counters that keep the forms readable. Overall spacing is moderate and the rhythm is lively, with small variations in width and stroke shaping that add character without becoming chaotic.
It works best for short to medium-length settings where personality matters: headlines, logos, packaging, signage, and editorial callouts. The open counters and clear digit shapes also make it suitable for lightweight UI labels or infographics when a friendly, less-formal voice is desired.
The tone is warm and informal, with a distinctly retro, display-friendly charm. Its rounded terminals and gently quirky shapes lend it an approachable, personable voice—more “handcrafted” than corporate—making text feel conversational and upbeat.
The design appears aimed at combining everyday readability with a distinctive, human touch. By keeping proportions compact and counters open while introducing rounded, slightly idiosyncratic terminals, it’s intended to feel approachable and characterful in display and general-purpose text contexts.
Uppercase forms are clean and monolinear in spirit, while the lowercase introduces more personality through curved joins and soft hooks, especially in letters with bowls and descenders. Numerals follow the same rounded logic and read clearly, matching the alphabet’s friendly texture in running text.