Sans Contrasted Kava 2 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, magazines, branding, packaging, editorial, fashion, art deco, dramatic, refined, display impact, stylization, luxury tone, modern deco, hairline, stencil-like, geometric, monoline accents, crisp.
A high-contrast sans with sharp, geometric construction and frequent hairline connections between thick verticals. Many glyphs alternate between solid, weighty stems and extremely thin curves or cross-strokes, creating a cut-paper or split-stroke look in bowls and counters. Curves are clean and near-circular in forms like C/O, while diagonals (V/W/X/Y) are bold and crisp. Terminals tend to be abrupt and squared, and several letters show purposeful voids or “missing” segments that read as stylized cut-ins rather than traditional serifs.
Best suited to large-scale typography such as headlines, magazine covers, fashion/beauty branding, posters, and premium packaging where the extreme contrast and cut-in details remain legible. It can also work for logos or short wordmarks that benefit from a distinctive, graphic silhouette; for longer text, generous sizing and spacing will help maintain readability.
The overall tone is dramatic and design-forward, with a luxe, editorial feel. Its stark thick–thin rhythm and geometric discipline suggest a modernized Art Deco sensibility—confident, sleek, and attention-grabbing—suited to display settings where style is meant to be noticed.
The font appears designed to reinterpret a clean sans framework through a highly stylized contrast system—using thick verticals, hairline joins, and carved counters to create a striking, modern display voice. The goal seems to be maximum visual impact with a refined, editorial polish rather than neutral text utility.
The design uses intentional discontinuities in strokes (notably in rounded letters and some lowercase forms), which increases visual sparkle but can reduce clarity at small sizes. Numerals follow the same sculpted contrast, with simplified, poster-like silhouettes that reinforce the graphic character.