Sans Contrasted Enve 2 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, titles, playful, retro, futuristic, friendly, quirky, impact, space-saving, brandable, thematic, display, rounded, soft-cornered, monolinear feel, ink-trap feel, geometric.
A compact, rounded sans with heavy, softly squared forms and pronounced internal counters that often read as horizontal “capsule” cutouts. Strokes feel sturdy and mostly uniform at a glance, with visible contrast emerging through tapered joins and selectively thinned connections in letters like K, V, W, X, and Y. Terminals are blunt and gently rounded, corners are softened, and counters are simplified, giving the alphabet a highly graphic, stencil-like rhythm. Proportions are tight and space-efficient with short extenders and a prominent x-height, producing dense lines and a strong silhouette.
Best suited to display settings where its bold silhouettes and distinctive counters can be appreciated: headlines, poster typography, packaging, branding marks, and short title treatments. It can also work for playful UI labels or signage when set at generous sizes, but the compact spacing and stylized counters suggest avoiding long body text.
The overall tone is upbeat and characterful, blending a late‑20th‑century display sensibility with a light sci‑fi/tech flavor. Its cutout counters and soft geometry make it feel approachable and toy-like rather than severe, while the compact width and dark mass give it punch and immediacy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in minimal horizontal space while maintaining a friendly, rounded personality. The recurring capsule counters and softened corners suggest a deliberate, system-like visual theme aimed at memorable, graphic wordmarks and attention-grabbing display lines.
Several glyphs lean on distinctive internal shapes (notably B, D, O, P, Q, a, b, d, e, g, o, p, q), which creates a consistent “windowed” motif across cases and numerals. Round letters are squarish in footprint, and diagonals are drawn as slimmer, more calligraphic strokes, adding motion and variety in texture. Numerals follow the same compact, blocky logic, with simplified interiors and strong top/bottom slabs.