Serif Contrasted Etba 9 is a very light, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, magazine, posters, branding, invitations, elegant, editorial, fashion, refined, airy, luxury tone, display clarity, editorial style, refined contrast, didone-like, hairline, vertical stress, crisp, delicate.
This serif design pairs tall, spacious letterforms with dramatic thick–thin modulation and very fine hairlines. Serifs are sharp and minimally bracketed, with a crisp, high-precision finish and predominantly vertical stress in rounded shapes. Curves are smooth and open, counters are generous, and the overall rhythm is calm and widely spaced, giving the text a light, floating color. Numerals and capitals maintain the same refined contrast, with distinctive curls and terminals on characters like 2, 3, and 9 adding a subtle ornamental edge.
Best suited to display typography such as editorial headlines, fashion and beauty branding, premium packaging, posters, and elegant invitations. It can also work for short, well-spaced pull quotes or deck copy where the fine hairlines have room to breathe.
The tone is polished and luxurious, leaning toward contemporary fashion and magazine typography. Its delicate detailing and measured spacing communicate sophistication and restraint, with just enough flourish in a few terminals to feel stylish rather than austere.
The design appears intended to deliver a modern high-fashion serif voice: wide, poised proportions combined with extreme stroke modulation and crisp, unbracketed serifs. Small ornamental terminal moves in select glyphs add personality while keeping the overall system disciplined and editorial.
At smaller sizes the hairlines and thin joins are likely to read faint, while at display sizes the crisp serifs and high contrast become a defining feature. The wide proportions and open counters help maintain clarity in headlines, while the sharper details reward larger settings.