Sans Contrasted Haze 1 is a very bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Banigar' by Azzam Ridhamalik (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, editorial display, playful, retro, chunky, quirky, punchy, attention, personality, retro appeal, branding, rounded, soft corners, ink-trap feel, bulbous, display.
A heavy, rounded sans with broad proportions and a compact internal rhythm. Strokes show pronounced contrast within each letterform, with thick horizontals and swelling curves paired against slimmer joins and cut-ins that read like ink-traps or scooped notches. Terminals are blunt and softly squared, counters are small and often pinched, and several glyphs include distinctive wedge-like cuts and tapered connections that create a lively, uneven texture across words. Overall spacing appears tight and the dense black mass gives strong silhouette recognition at larger sizes.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, branding marks, packaging, and playful editorial display. The dense weight and tight counters make it less comfortable for long text, but highly effective for titles and callouts where character and presence matter.
The tone is bold and humorous, with a vintage, cartoon-adjacent energy. Its exaggerated shapes and scooped details feel friendly and expressive rather than neutral, giving text a bouncy, attention-grabbing personality.
Likely intended as a characterful display sans that combines wide, rounded forms with dramatic internal contrast and carved joins to create memorable silhouettes. The consistent use of scooped cuts and pinched counters suggests a goal of adding sparkle and separation within heavy black shapes.
The design leans on strong silhouettes: round letters (O, Q, o, e) feel inflated, while diagonals and joins (K, R, x, y) show carved-in transitions that add motion. Numerals match the same chunky logic, with distinctive interior cuts that help them read despite the heavy weight.