Serif Contrasted Tise 9 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, magazine, branding, packaging, dramatic, editorial, theatrical, fashion, luxury, display impact, editorial elegance, brand voice, visual contrast, crisp, sculptural, calligraphic, flared, quirky.
This typeface presents a striking high-contrast serif construction with dominant vertical stems and razor-thin hairlines. Serifs are sharp and often wedge-like, with a flared, slightly calligraphic finish that creates strong black-and-white rhythm in text. Curves and bowls are full and rounded, while joins and terminals show deliberate, sculpted transitions that feel more display-oriented than text-focused. Overall spacing appears generous and the letterforms read as broad and emphatic, with distinctive shapes in characters like Q, a, g, and y that add personality to the system.
Best suited to headlines, large-format editorial typography, and brand moments where a refined but forceful serif voice is needed. It can work well for posters, fashion or culture publishing, packaging, and high-impact pull quotes, especially where large sizes preserve the delicacy of its hairlines.
The tone is dramatic and cultivated, leaning toward fashion and magazine sensibilities where contrast and silhouette do most of the expressive work. Its crisp hairlines and bold verticals feel confident and formal, while the idiosyncratic terminals add a playful, slightly theatrical edge.
The design appears intended to deliver an assertive modern-didone-like contrast with sculptural, flared detailing—prioritizing a memorable silhouette and luxurious tension between thick and thin strokes for display applications.
In longer setting the extremely thin strokes create sparkling texture against heavy stems, making the type most comfortable at larger sizes where hairlines can remain visible. The figures and punctuation follow the same high-contrast logic, and the overall look favors impact and elegance over neutrality.