Sans Normal Berif 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, signage, retro, playful, quirky, friendly, airy, space-saving, display impact, cheerful tone, clean modernity, condensed, clean, crisp, open, rounded.
A condensed sans with monoline strokes and softly rounded terminals, mixing straight-sided verticals with circular and oval bowls. The forms are tall and compact, with generous internal counters that keep letters from feeling cramped despite the narrow set. Curves are smooth and geometric, while joins stay simple and clean, producing an even texture across words. The lowercase shows single-storey shapes and restrained detailing, and the numerals follow the same tall, streamlined rhythm.
Well suited to headlines, posters, packaging, and branding where a compact width helps fit more characters per line without losing personality. It can also work for short signage and UI labels when set with comfortable tracking, but it’s visually strongest in display applications rather than long-form reading.
The overall tone feels retro and lighthearted, with a slightly whimsical, hand-drawn-influenced simplicity. Its narrow, tall silhouettes give it a lively, kinetic rhythm that reads as modern-vintage rather than formal.
The design appears intended to provide a space-saving, highly legible condensed sans with a personable, retro-geometric flavor. It balances clean construction with subtle quirks to stand out in titles and identity work while keeping a consistent, orderly rhythm.
In text, the tight width creates strong vertical cadence; spacing appears measured enough to maintain clarity, but the condensed proportions make the style most distinctive at display sizes. Round letters (like O/C/G) look notably open and friendly, while straight letters (like E/F/H/I) emphasize a crisp, poster-like verticality.