Sans Normal Tijo 2 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, logotypes, packaging, assertive, sporty, industrial, retro, tech, maximum impact, display clarity, distinctive texture, branding focus, blocky, compact, rounded, ink-trap, geometric.
A heavy, expanded sans with compact counters and strongly sculpted curves. Strokes are mostly monolinear in feel but with pronounced optical shaping at joins and apertures, creating small notches and wedge-like cut-ins that read like ink-traps. Round letters (O, C, G, Q) are squarish-oval and tightly enclosed, while diagonals (V, W, X, Y) are broad and stable with blunt terminals. The lowercase is sturdy and short-armed, with a single-storey a and g, and a dense rhythm that stays legible at display sizes despite the narrow internal whitespace.
Best suited to large-scale applications where density and impact are desired, such as headlines, posters, sports branding, event graphics, and bold logotypes. It can also work for packaging or labels where a compact, high-visibility wordmark needs to hold its shape over busy backgrounds.
The overall tone is loud, confident, and engineered, with a slightly retro sports/arcade flavor. Its exaggerated mass and wide stance give headlines a “built” presence, while the carved joins add a technical, machined character rather than a soft or friendly one.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a wide footprint, using ink-trap-like carving to preserve clarity and add a distinctive, engineered texture. It aims to feel modern and forceful while borrowing cues from retro display lettering common in sports and industrial graphics.
Numerals are wide and bold with closed, high-impact shapes (notably 8 and 9), and the 1 is a simple vertical with minimal detailing. The S and s show distinctive horizontal cut-ins that emphasize speed/streamlining and add a signature texture across words. Spacing in the sample text feels intentionally tight, reinforcing a compact, poster-oriented color.