Sans Contrasted Hafy 9 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, kids media, branding, playful, chunky, retro, quirky, friendly, display impact, friendly tone, handmade feel, retro flavor, rounded, soft corners, bouncy, cartoonish, lively.
A heavy, compact display sans with softly rounded corners and subtly irregular, hand-cut contours. Strokes show noticeable modulation, with thick verticals and thinner joins and terminals that create a lively, uneven rhythm without breaking overall consistency. Counters are generally open and rounded, and the glyphs sit upright with a slightly wavy baseline feel in text. Uppercase forms are broad and blocky, while lowercase maintains a sturdy, single-story construction where applicable, prioritizing mass and silhouette over fine detail.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, packaging, and bold branding where a friendly, attention-grabbing voice is needed. It also works well for kids-focused media, playful event promos, and short editorial headers where texture and personality are more important than neutral readability.
The font projects a cheerful, informal tone—more handmade than industrial—suggesting warmth and humor. Its chunky silhouettes and bouncy spacing read as approachable and a bit mischievous, evoking retro signage and cartoon title lettering.
The design appears intended to deliver an expressive, hand-made display sans with strong presence and a casual, humorous rhythm. Its contrast and softened geometry aim to feel approachable and retro-leaning while still reading clearly in short bursts of text.
In the sample text, the strong color and irregular stroke behavior create pronounced texture, making it most effective at larger sizes. Round letters like O and Q feel especially weighty and stable, while diagonals (V, W, X, Y) retain a playful wobble that adds character to headlines.