Sans Contrasted Tanuj 8 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Otoiwo Grotesk' by Pepper Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, apparel, sporty, energetic, punchy, confident, retro, impact, speed, branding, display, slanted, rounded, compact, ink-trap feel, soft corners.
A heavy, forward-slanted sans with compact proportions and strongly simplified, mostly closed forms. Strokes are thick with subtle modulation, producing a slightly sculpted look rather than a purely monoline build. Terminals are softened and often sheared with the slant, and several joins show tightened inner counters that create an ink-trap-like impression at small apertures. The overall rhythm is dense and blocky, with sturdy numerals and a consistent, display-oriented texture across upper- and lowercase.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as headlines, poster typography, sports and event branding, packaging callouts, and apparel graphics. It can work for subheads or pull quotes when set with generous spacing and enough size to keep interior shapes clear.
The font projects speed and impact, pairing a sporty headline attitude with a slightly retro, sign-paint-adjacent warmth. Its slanted stance and dark color give it an assertive, attention-grabbing voice that feels active and promotional rather than neutral.
This design appears intended to deliver a bold, fast-moving display voice: a slanted, high-contrast-in-spirit sans that maximizes visual punch while keeping forms simple and cohesive for branding and promotional typography.
Counters tend to be small relative to stroke weight, so the face reads best where its mass and slant can be appreciated. Curved letters and diagonals maintain a cohesive, aerodynamic flow, and the numerals match the letterforms in weight and stance for unified titling.