Sans Normal Milu 4 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, children’s media, event promos, playful, chunky, retro, friendly, comic, attention grab, retro flavor, friendly tone, display impact, soft corners, bulbous, rounded, heavy, bouncy.
A chunky display sans with exaggerated weight and compact counters, built from broad curves and flat, slab-like terminals. Shapes lean on circular bowls and blunt cuts, producing a slightly irregular, hand-cut rhythm rather than a strictly geometric feel. The capitals are blocky and commanding, while the lowercase keeps a simple, single-storey construction with stout stems and rounded joins; round letters like o/c/e read as big blobs with small apertures. Diacritics and dots appear as diamond-like lozenges, adding a distinctive, cut-paper detail in running text.
Well-suited to short, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, packaging callouts, and playful branding. It can work for display copy in children’s media, games, or event promotions where a friendly, chunky voice is desired, but is less comfortable for long body text due to its dense counters.
The overall tone is jovial and attention-grabbing, with a toy-like solidity that feels retro and informal. Its bouncy silhouettes and quirky diamond punctuation suggest humor and approachability more than refinement or neutrality.
Likely designed as a high-visibility display face that prioritizes personality and immediate impact. The mix of round bowls, blunt terminals, and diamond dots suggests an intention to evoke a retro, hand-cut sensibility while staying simple and readable at large sizes.
In the sample text the tight internal spaces and small apertures make dense paragraphs feel dark and compact; it reads best when allowed generous size and spacing. Curved letters and diagonals (S, Z, K, W) show intentional chunky simplification, reinforcing a bold poster rhythm.