Sans Contrasted Hymo 9 is a very bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, industrial, poster, athletic, retro, commanding, display impact, brand marks, stencil effect, rugged tone, high punch, stencil cuts, ink traps, squared, compressed counters, blocky.
A heavy, block-built display face with squared geometry and tightly controlled curves. Many forms are constructed from large, rectangular masses punctuated by narrow vertical or diagonal cut-ins that read like stencil breaks or ink-trap notches, creating sharp internal highlights and a segmented rhythm. Corners tend to be crisp while curves are flattened into squarish rounds, producing compact apertures and counters, especially in letters like C, G, O, and S. Diagonal strokes (notably in V, W, X, Y, and Z) appear slimmer and more blade-like than the dominant verticals and horizontals, reinforcing a dramatic, engineered contrast.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, event graphics, sports or team branding, packaging callouts, and bold signage. It can work for subheads or short bursts of copy where the segmented details can be appreciated, rather than long-form reading.
The overall tone is assertive and utilitarian, combining a sports-scoreboard punch with a rugged, industrial feel. The cutaway details add a mechanical, fabricated character—part stencil, part machined signage—giving headlines a confident, no-nonsense voice with a hint of retro display styling.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a compact, engineered texture, using stencil-like cuts and exaggerated contrast to create memorable silhouettes. It prioritizes display impact and brandable letterforms over neutrality, aiming for a rugged, industrial-meets-athletic aesthetic.
The distinctive internal breaks create strong texture in text blocks and help prevent large shapes from visually clogging, but they also make the design most at home at larger sizes. Uppercase reads especially impactful, while lowercase retains the same blocky construction and benefits from generous tracking for clarity.