Sans Normal Higin 8 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s content, packaging, posters, headlines, social graphics, friendly, casual, playful, handwritten, approachable, handwritten tone, friendly branding, everyday clarity, casual emphasis, rounded, soft, monoline, slanted, informal.
A rounded, monoline sans with a consistent rightward slant and softly blunted terminals. Strokes keep an even thickness with gentle curvature throughout, producing open, circular counters and a buoyant rhythm. Proportions lean slightly narrow in many lowercase forms while capitals stay simple and upright in construction, and several glyphs show subtle, natural-looking irregularity that evokes marker or felt-tip lettering. Numerals follow the same smooth, rounded construction with clear, uncomplicated shapes.
Well-suited for short to medium text where a friendly voice is desired, such as children’s materials, casual branding, packaging callouts, and posters. It also works nicely in UI or social graphics for labels, buttons, and quotes when an informal, welcoming tone is needed.
The overall tone is warm and personable, reading like tidy handwriting rather than formal typography. Its soft curves and mild bounce give it an easygoing, cheerful feel that suits light, human-centered messaging.
The design appears intended to mimic neat, slightly slanted handwriting in a clean, rounded sans framework. It prioritizes approachability and clarity through simple shapes, even stroke weight, and generous internal space.
The slant is present across both cases, but the design remains highly legible thanks to open apertures and uncluttered joins. Round punctuation and the clean, looped descenders (notably in letters like g and y) reinforce the informal, hand-drawn character without becoming messy.