Sans Contrasted Hiri 6 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, game titles, packaging, athletic, industrial, retro, assertive, playful, impact, sportiness, machined look, retro display, branding, octagonal, chamfered, blocky, geometric, compact counters.
A heavy, geometric display sans built from broad slabs and crisp chamfered corners, giving many glyphs an octagonal silhouette. Strokes are predominantly straight with minimal curvature, and joins feel abrupt and engineered rather than calligraphic. Counters are tight and often rectangular, with small apertures that reinforce a dense, stamped look. The lowercase echoes the uppercase construction, keeping a tall, sturdy presence with squared terminals and simplified bowls, while numerals follow the same cut-corner geometry for a uniform set.
Best suited for headlines and short bursts of copy where impact matters—posters, event graphics, sports and team branding, game or arcade-inspired titles, and bold packaging callouts. It can also work for logos and wordmarks that benefit from a rigid, machined geometry, especially when set large and with ample spacing.
The overall tone is bold and emphatic, projecting a sporty, industrial confidence with a retro arcade or varsity-poster attitude. Its sharp facets and compact internal space make it feel tough, mechanical, and attention-seeking, while the consistent block construction adds a playful, game-like flavor.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through faceted, cut-corner construction and compact counters, borrowing cues from athletic lettering and industrial signage. Its consistent geometric system prioritizes recognizability and attitude over subtlety, aiming for strong branding presence in display settings.
The faceted corners and squared counterforms create a strong rhythm at large sizes, but the tight apertures and dense silhouettes can darken quickly in longer passages. The design reads best when allowed breathing room via generous tracking and line spacing.