Sans Normal Ehkan 4 is a very light, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, branding, invitations, packaging, quotes, airy, refined, modern, gentle, literary, elegance, readability, modernity, soft emphasis, monoline, slanted, open apertures, tall ascenders, long descenders.
A very light, monoline italic with smooth, rounded construction and softly tapered stroke endings. The letterforms lean with a consistent forward slant and maintain an open, spacious rhythm, helped by generous counters and open apertures. Proportions feel slightly tall, with long ascenders and descenders, and rounded characters (C, O, Q, e) read cleanly without sharp corners. The overall texture is delicate and even, keeping a calm baseline flow and a restrained, uncluttered silhouette.
This face suits editorial settings where a light italic voice is needed for emphasis, pull quotes, or elegant subheads. It also works well for branding and packaging that benefits from a clean, upscale, slightly human tone, and for invitations or short-form display text where its delicacy can be appreciated.
The font conveys an airy, refined tone—quietly modern rather than bold or decorative. Its light, slanted forms feel elegant and considered, suggesting clarity and sophistication without stiffness.
The design appears intended to offer a minimalist italic with a soft, humanist warmth—prioritizing graceful motion and unobtrusive elegance while keeping letterforms simple and highly legible at display and comfortable text sizes.
Uppercase forms stay simple and streamlined, while the lowercase introduces a more calligraphic feel through single-storey shapes and gently curved joins. Numerals appear similarly light and slightly expressive, matching the italic cadence and maintaining consistent visual color in text.