Sans Normal Fobab 9 is a very light, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui labels, editorial display, branding, posters, headlines, minimal, modern, airy, elegant, technical, minimalism, clarity, modern branding, geometric rigor, geometric, rounded, clean, open, precise.
A pared-back sans with slender, even strokes and a clean geometric skeleton. Curves are built from broad, smooth arcs with round bowls and soft shoulders, while verticals and horizontals stay straight and crisp, giving the design a calm, engineered rhythm. Counters are open and generous, and terminals read as simple, unadorned endings with no visible flaring. The overall impression is light and spacious, with a consistent line that keeps letterforms transparent and unobtrusive in text.
Best suited to display sizes where the fine strokes and open counters can breathe—such as headlines, posters, brand wordmarks, and clean editorial titling. It can also work for light UI labels or navigation in spacious layouts, especially where a minimalist aesthetic is desired.
The font conveys a quiet, contemporary refinement—cool, minimal, and lightly technical. Its thin line and open forms feel airy and precise, lending a sense of restraint and modernity rather than warmth or expressiveness.
The design appears intended to deliver a modern, reduced sans for high-clarity visual systems—favoring geometric regularity, open internal space, and a refined light presence that supports contemporary branding and clean typographic layouts.
In the samples, rounded characters (like O/C/G) stay smooth and circular, while diagonals (A/V/W/X) are sharp and clean, emphasizing a geometric construction. The numeral set matches the same thin, open approach, producing a cohesive tone across letters and figures.