Sans Normal Mina 9 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, children’s media, playful, punchy, retro, cartoonish, chunky, display impact, friendly tone, retro flavor, brand distinctiveness, graphic punch, rounded, soft corners, geometric, bulky, jaunty.
A heavy, rounded sans with broad proportions and compact internal counters. Shapes lean on simple geometric construction—full bowls and oval apertures—interrupted by sharply cut notches and wedge-like terminals that create a distinctive, chiseled edge. Stroke endings and joins often resolve into flat facets, giving letters a carved, cut-paper feel while keeping an overall smooth silhouette. Spacing appears tight-to-moderate in text, with dense color and strong word-shape presence.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, packaging, and branding marks where its dense weight and distinctive cut terminals can read as a style cue. It works well for playful campaigns and event graphics, and can serve as a bold logo type in contexts that welcome a cartoon-forward voice.
The tone is bold and friendly, with a humorous, slightly mischievous energy. Its chunky forms and playful cut-ins suggest mid-century display lettering and comic or children’s packaging, projecting confidence and immediacy rather than refinement.
The design appears intended as a characterful display sans that blends rounded, geometric foundations with carved facets to create a memorable, energetic texture. It prioritizes strong silhouette recognition and a fun, retro-leaning personality for attention-grabbing typography.
Several glyphs show asymmetric bites or incised corners that add motion and personality, especially visible in curved letters and some numerals. The strong, simplified shapes favor impact over delicate detail, and small counters can close up at reduced sizes.