Sans Other Kemon 6 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, kids design, playful, quirky, handmade, retro, friendly, attention grabbing, handmade feel, humor, compact display, informal tone, condensed, rounded, bouncy, idiosyncratic, cartoonish.
A condensed, monolinear sans with a hand-drawn feel and visibly irregular rhythm. Strokes are thick and even, with rounded terminals and occasional soft flaring that gives letters a slightly wobbly, inked-in character. Counters tend to be small and tight, and curves are simplified into stout bowls and narrow apertures, keeping the texture dense. Proportions vary from glyph to glyph, with some letters appearing taller or narrower than neighbors, reinforcing an intentionally informal, non-mechanical construction.
Best suited to display settings where personality matters more than typographic neutrality, such as posters, short headlines, packaging, and book or album covers. It can also work well for kids-oriented or lighthearted branding, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the tight counters and condensed spacing remain clear.
The overall tone is cheerful and offbeat, leaning toward a whimsical, cartoon-friendly personality rather than a strict utilitarian voice. Its uneven cadence and compact forms read as approachable and crafty, suggesting a casual, human touch.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact display voice with a handmade, humorous edge—capturing the look of a narrow marker or brush lettering while retaining the structure of a sans. It emphasizes distinctive silhouettes and energetic texture to stand out in short, attention-grabbing lines.
The uppercase set is tall and compact, while the lowercase shows notably small interior spaces and simplified shapes that prioritize silhouette over detail. Numerals follow the same condensed, rounded treatment, staying visually consistent with the alphabet and maintaining a lively, slightly improvised rhythm in text.