Serif Contrasted Apru 6 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Dharma Slab', 'Rama Gothic', 'Rama Gothic Rounded', and 'Rama Slab' by Dharma Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, mastheads, packaging, titles, dramatic, editorial, theatrical, retro, space-saving, headline impact, classic drama, brand authority, condensed, high-waisted, crisp, angular, tapered.
A tightly condensed serif with towering proportions and an emphatically vertical rhythm. Stems are heavy and mostly straight, contrasted by slimmer joins and tapered terminals that end in sharp, unbracketed wedge-like serifs. Counters are narrow and elongated, with compact apertures and a generally squared, poster-like construction; rounds (O, C) feel pinched vertically rather than fully circular. The lowercase keeps a tall, assertive stance with short extenders relative to the overall height and clean, clipped finishing details that maintain a rigid, columnar texture in text.
Best suited to display settings where space is limited but impact is needed—posters, headlines, mastheads, title treatments, and packaging panels. It excels in short bursts of text and stacked compositions, where its condensed build and sharp serifs reinforce hierarchy and presence.
The overall tone is bold and declarative, evoking show posters, headline typography, and classic display lettering. Its compressed density and sharp terminals create a sense of urgency and drama, while the formal serif structure keeps it feeling editorial rather than playful.
Designed to maximize visual impact in narrow measures while retaining a traditional serif voice. The combination of compressed widths, rigid verticality, and crisp wedge terminals suggests a purpose-built display face for attention-grabbing titling and branding in space-constrained layouts.
In lines of text the font forms a strong vertical “fence” texture, with limited horizontal movement and high impact at larger sizes. Numerals and caps match the same compressed, billboard-ready proportions, supporting emphatic titling and tight layouts.