Sans Contrasted Kyme 7 is a light, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, logos, magazine, posters, editorial, fashion, futuristic, elegant, minimal, high-contrast display, modern refinement, distinctive signature, editorial styling, monoline hairlines, ink-trap feel, open apertures, geometric, crisp.
A sharply contrasted sans with hairline stems and bold, rounded bowls that create a dramatic black–white rhythm. Curves are smooth and near-geometric, while many joins and terminals resolve into extremely thin verticals, giving several letters a split-stroke, cut-in look. Counters tend to be open and clean, with compact horizontals and pronounced thick arcs in characters like C, G, O, S, and 3. Overall spacing reads even in text, but individual glyphs show deliberate width variation and expressive stroke placement for a distinctive silhouette.
Best suited to display typography where contrast can be appreciated: headlines, mastheads, brand marks, packaging, and poster-style layouts. It can work for short text runs at larger sizes in editorial or cultural contexts, especially where a sophisticated, modern atmosphere is desired.
The font projects a sleek, editorial tone with a fashion-forward edge—refined and airy, yet deliberately graphic. Its high-contrast construction and razor-thin strokes feel modern and slightly experimental, lending a premium, contemporary voice rather than a utilitarian one.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a clean sans skeleton through extreme contrast and hairline verticals, creating a distinctive signature for contemporary display use. It prioritizes striking silhouettes and refined rhythm over conventional, text-first neutrality.
The design relies on very thin connecting strokes and hairline verticals that become focal points in letters such as H, M, N, K, and the lowercase b/d/p/q. Numerals follow the same logic with bold curves and minimal straight segments, producing strong display presence while keeping an overall light footprint.