Sans Normal Wanol 9 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: branding, packaging, headlines, posters, children’s media, friendly, playful, soft, informal, retro, approachability, distinctiveness, warm readability, casual tone, rounded, quirky, humanist, calligraphic, airy.
A rounded, soft-edged sans with gently modulated strokes and subtly tapered terminals. Curves dominate the construction, with open, circular counters and a smooth, slightly calligraphic flow that keeps forms from feeling purely geometric. Stems are mostly straight and vertical, but joins and endpoints are eased and bulb-like, giving letters a warm, drawn quality. Uppercase shapes stay simple and open, while lowercase forms add more personality through softly kinked shoulders, curved arms, and a single-storey feel on several characters, maintaining an even rhythm in text.
Well-suited to branding and packaging that benefits from warmth and approachability, as well as headlines and short-to-medium text in posters or social graphics. It can also fit educational or children’s-oriented materials where a friendly, readable voice is desired.
The overall tone is approachable and lightly whimsical, with a casual, storybook warmth rather than a strict corporate neutrality. Its rounded terminals and gentle stroke modulation suggest friendliness and a touch of nostalgia, making text feel conversational and human.
The font appears designed to deliver a personable sans-serif voice: clean enough for readability, but intentionally softened with rounded terminals and subtle stroke variation to feel handmade and inviting. Its characterful shapes suggest an aim to stand out in display settings while remaining comfortable in longer phrases.
The design stays legible through open apertures and generous interior space, while distinctive details (like the curved tail on Q and the lively diagonals in letters such as k, v, and w) add character without becoming ornamental. Numerals follow the same rounded, slightly softened logic, aiming for consistency with the alphabet rather than a rigid lining-figure look.