Sans Contrasted Wazi 5 is a bold, very wide, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, sportswear, retro, sporty, confident, playful, headline, impact, motion, vintage flair, friendliness, oblique, soft corners, rounded, swashy, dynamic.
A heavy, right-leaning display face with broad proportions and pronounced stroke modulation. Forms are built from smooth, rounded strokes with tapered terminals and occasional notch-like cut-ins that create a lively, inked rhythm. Counters are generally open and oval, with a compact, low-waist feel in many letters, and a bouncy baseline impression created by curved joins and angled stress. The overall texture is dense and graphic, with chunky horizontals and slimmer linking strokes that emphasize motion.
Best suited for large-scale typography where its broad stance and animated terminals can be appreciated—posters, headlines, logotypes, and brand marks. It can also work well on packaging and apparel graphics where a retro-sport tone and bold presence are desirable.
The font reads as energetic and extroverted, blending a sporty, mid-century display attitude with a playful sense of movement. Its sweeping curves and punchy weight give it a confident, attention-grabbing tone that feels at home in upbeat, promotional contexts.
Likely designed as a display sans with a strong forward slant and expressive modulation to evoke speed, confidence, and vintage flair. The softened corners and tapered endings suggest an intention to feel friendly and hand-inked while still delivering a solid, impactful footprint.
In text samples the slant and stroke contrast create strong word shapes, but the bold mass and animated terminals make it more suited to short runs than long reading. Numerals match the letterforms with similarly rounded, slightly quirky silhouettes and a consistent forward drive.