Sans Contrasted Vaho 9 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, mastheads, packaging, branding, editorial, dramatic, fashion, modernist, authoritative, high impact, premium tone, editorial voice, sculpted forms, modern contrast, wedge terminals, crisp, monumental, sculpted, vertical stress.
A heavy, high-contrast display face built from broad vertical strokes and sharply tapered, wedge-like thin strokes. The forms are tightly controlled and upright, with squared shoulders and crisp, knife-thin joins that create a strong light–dark rhythm across words. Counters are compact and often vertically oriented (notably in C, O, Q, and 8), while diagonals and crossbars reduce to hairline cuts that give letters like A, K, V, W, X, and Y a striking, chiseled look. Overall spacing reads even and sturdy in caps, with a slightly more compact, punchy texture in lowercase.
Best suited to headlines, mastheads, and short display copy where its contrast and wedge details can remain crisp. It works well for branding, packaging, and editorial layouts that want a high-impact, premium presence; for smaller text, it benefits from ample size and spacing to keep hairlines from filling in.
The tone is bold and editorial, projecting confidence and a slightly theatrical sophistication. Its razor-thin internal strokes and weighty stems create a dramatic, fashion-forward voice that feels premium and attention-seeking rather than neutral.
The design appears intended as a modern contrasted display sans that borrows a chiseled, engraved sensibility—using extreme weight distribution and wedge terminals to deliver maximum impact and a distinctive editorial silhouette.
Round characters show a pronounced vertical emphasis and consistent thick-side shaping, producing a strong columnar pattern in text. Numerals follow the same sculpted logic, with dense forms and hairline transitions that reward generous sizes and careful contrast management on bright backgrounds.