Serif Contrasted Hohe 2 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
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This typeface is a sharply slanted serif with pronounced thick–thin modulation and crisp, needle-like hairlines. Forms are relatively compact with tall capitals and long ascenders/descenders, creating a high-waisted, vertical rhythm. Serifs are delicate and clean, with a generally vertical stress and tapered terminals that feel engraved rather than blunt. Counters are tight and ovals are drawn with strong contrast, while punctuation and numerals follow the same refined, cut-paper precision.
Best suited to display settings such as magazine titles, pull quotes, luxury branding, and elegant invitations where its fine details can remain intact. It can also work for short blocks of text in high-quality print or large sizes, but will benefit from generous spacing and good reproduction to preserve the hairlines.
The overall tone is polished and sophisticated, leaning toward luxury and high-end editorial styling. Its dramatic contrast and italic movement suggest a poised, expressive voice rather than a neutral one, evoking classic book typography and fashion-led display work.
The design appears intended to deliver a refined, high-contrast italic voice with a classic, editorial sensibility—prioritizing elegance, sharp detail, and a flowing reading rhythm for prominent typographic moments.
The italic construction reads consistent across cases, with lively entry/exit strokes and occasional curl in terminals (notably in letters like a, f, j, and y). The figures appear designed to harmonize with the italic text, keeping the same tension between heavy stems and fine hairlines.