Sans Contrasted Hiwy 10 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids branding, stickers, playful, chunky, friendly, retro, cartoonish, add personality, display impact, friendly tone, novelty styling, rounded, soft corners, bulbous, bouncy, high impact.
A heavy, rounded sans with inflated, blobby contours and soft corners throughout. Strokes are thick and smooth with subtle modulation, creating gentle pinches and swelling in curves and joins rather than rigid geometry. Counters are compact and often teardrop-like, and terminals tend to be fully rounded, giving letters a cushioned silhouette. The overall rhythm is lively, with slightly irregular, hand-cut feeling shapes that keep the texture from looking purely mechanical.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, cover titles, product packaging, and bold social graphics. It can add a playful voice to kid-focused materials, casual branding, and event signage where personality matters more than neutrality.
The tone is upbeat and approachable, leaning into a toy-like, candy-coated personality. Its exaggerated mass and soft detailing reads as humorous and welcoming, with a mild retro novelty flavor that feels at home in fun, informal contexts.
The design appears intended to maximize impact while staying friendly, using soft, rounded construction and compact counters to create a distinctive, novelty-forward display texture. It prioritizes character and approachability over strict geometric regularity.
Lowercase forms are especially characterful, with single-storey shapes and simplified constructions that emphasize roundness over precision. Numerals follow the same inflated logic, staying bold and compact with friendly curves that match the letters.