Sans Normal Belis 14 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, social graphics, quirky, friendly, retro, casual, playful, space-saving, approachable tone, display clarity, retro flavor, condensed, rounded, monoline, hand-drawn, bouncy.
A condensed sans with tall proportions and softly rounded terminals. Strokes read as mostly monoline, with gentle curvature and a slightly hand-made rhythm rather than rigid geometry. Counters are compact and vertical, and curves (especially in O/C/G and numerals) feel elliptical and upright, producing a tight, efficient texture. The lowercase shows a tall presence and simple constructions, with occasional quirky joins and asymmetries that keep the forms lively.
Well-suited to headlines, posters, packaging callouts, and branding where a narrow footprint is helpful and a personable tone is desired. It can also work for short UI labels, captions, or social graphics when spacing is adjusted to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is friendly and lightly retro, with a playful, informal voice. Its narrow stance and bouncy shapes give it an energetic, approachable feel suited to expressive messaging without looking overly decorative.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, space-saving sans that still feels human and characterful. By combining condensed proportions with rounded, monoline strokes and subtle irregularities, it aims for legibility at display sizes while projecting a warm, casual personality.
In text, the condensed fit creates a strong vertical cadence and noticeable word-shape variety. Round letters stay open enough for display sizes, while the compact counters and tight width can make long passages feel dense; generous tracking and line spacing help. Numerals follow the same soft, slightly idiosyncratic style, keeping a cohesive look across mixed content.