Sans Contrasted Mahi 6 is a light, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, branding, posters, ui display, packaging, futuristic, technical, digital, geometric, clean, tech aesthetic, display clarity, geometric branding, interface styling, octagonal, angular, monolinear, modular, squared.
A geometric, angular sans built from straight strokes and squared curves, with frequent chamfered corners that create an octagonal feel in bowls and rounds. Strokes stay mostly even but show clear contrast at joins and terminals, with flat horizontal endings and crisp verticals that emphasize a constructed, modular skeleton. Counters are open and rectilinear, and the lowercase maintains a high, compact body with simplified forms (single-storey a and g, straight-backed r, squared u). Diagonals in V/W/X are thin and sharp, while C/G/S rely on segmented arcs that read as polygonal rather than truly circular.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where its angular detailing can be appreciated: headlines, tech branding, event posters, product packaging, and interface labels. It can work for body copy in larger sizes, but the segmented curves and sharp joins make it most effective when given ample size and spacing.
The overall tone is modern and techno-leaning, suggesting digital displays, sci‑fi interfaces, and engineered precision. Its sharp corners and segmented curves communicate efficiency and a slightly retro-futurist, arcade-like character rather than warmth or calligraphic softness.
Likely designed to evoke a constructed, machine-made aesthetic using modular strokes and chamfered geometry, balancing legibility with a distinctive polygonal signature. The goal appears to be a contemporary display sans that reads as technical and futuristic while remaining clear across mixed-case text and numerals.
The design’s rhythm is driven by consistent corner treatments and straight-sided bowls, giving text a distinctive “outlined geometry” texture even at paragraph length. Some characters use intentional asymmetry or cut-ins (e.g., Q tail, G spur) that reinforce a schematic, device-like impression.