Sans Contrasted Hapi 9 is a very bold, very wide, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: sports branding, racing graphics, gaming titles, posters, headlines, racing, futuristic, aggressive, sporty, industrial, impact, speed, tech edge, attention, branding, slanted, compressed counters, angular, chiseled, sharp.
A heavy, slanted display sans with pronounced wedge-like terminals and strongly sheared geometry. Letterforms are built from broad, blocky strokes with crisp, angled cut-ins and tight, rectangular counters, creating a mechanically carved look. Corners are predominantly sharp and planar rather than rounded, and the rhythm is driven by forward-leaning forms and consistent diagonal stress. Numerals and capitals share the same compact internal spaces and assertive, squared-off silhouettes, producing a dense, high-impact texture in lines of text.
Best suited to high-impact display settings such as sports identities, racing/event graphics, game and tech titles, poster headlines, and punchy promotional typography. It can also work for short UI labels or badges when you want a fast, engineered aesthetic, but it will be most effective at larger sizes where the cut-ins and counters remain clear.
The overall tone is fast, forceful, and technical, evoking motorsport graphics, sci‑fi interfaces, and competitive energy. Its sharp cuts and forward slant suggest motion and urgency, while the dense black shapes read as confident and commanding.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual velocity and strength through a forward slant, angular terminals, and compact counters, yielding a bold, competitive voice. Its consistent, machined geometry suggests a purpose-built display face for attention-grabbing branding and titling rather than long-form reading.
In continuous text the tight apertures and small counters create a dark, compact color, and the diagonal cuts introduce a distinctive stencil-like segmentation on several characters. The italic angle and wide stance make spacing feel dynamic, with strong horizontal momentum across words.