Sans Contrasted Afma 1 is a light, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, magazine, branding, posters, elegant, fashion, refined, airy, display elegance, premium tone, editorial voice, headline impact, hairline, calligraphic, crisp, delicate, sculptural.
A delicate, high-contrast design with hairline connections and sharply tapered terminals paired with fuller vertical stems. Curves are smooth and open, with a distinctly calligraphic stress that gives bowls and counters a graceful, sculpted feel. Proportions are slightly narrow in places with generous internal whitespace, creating an airy rhythm, while punctuation and figures maintain the same fine-line precision. Overall spacing reads clean and measured, favoring clarity at larger sizes over dense text color.
Well suited to headlines, subheads, pull quotes, and editorial layouts where its contrast and hairlines can remain intact. It also fits premium branding applications such as beauty, fashion, and cultural events, especially when used with generous sizing and spacing.
The tone is poised and luxurious, evoking fashion and editorial typography with a quiet, cultured confidence. Its thin strokes and refined detailing lend a premium, gallery-like restraint, while the dramatic contrast adds a subtle sense of drama and sophistication.
This font appears designed to deliver a modern, minimalist take on a high-contrast display style—prioritizing refined silhouette, sharp terminals, and a luminous page presence for impactful typographic moments.
The design relies on extremely thin hairlines and pointed joins, which makes edges feel crisp and refined; those same details will visually soften or break down at very small sizes or on low-resolution outputs. Numerals and capitals carry the most striking contrast, producing an elegant headline voice with a light, shimmering texture.