Sans Contrasted Opvi 1 is a regular weight, very narrow, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, magazine, posters, branding, packaging, editorial, fashion, theatrical, dramatic, refined, display impact, editorial tone, space saving, glamour, condensed, high-contrast, monoline hairlines, tall, elegant.
A tall, condensed sans with extreme stroke contrast: stout vertical stems pair with razor-thin hairlines and delicate joins. Curves are narrow and taut, with compact counters and a crisp, vertical rhythm that keeps lines feeling orderly and spacious at the same time. Terminals are clean and mostly unadorned, letting the contrast and proportions do the styling; punctuation and numerals follow the same compressed, vertical logic for a consistent texture in text.
Best suited for headlines, subheads, pull quotes, and other display roles where its contrast and narrow build can create impact without consuming horizontal space. It also fits fashion/editorial branding, packaging, and posters where a refined, dramatic voice is desirable.
The overall tone is sleek and high-fashion, with a distinctly dramatic, display-driven presence. Its sharp contrast and narrow stance evoke editorial typography—confident, refined, and slightly theatrical—suited to statements rather than neutrality.
The design appears aimed at delivering a modern, condensed display sans that borrows the glamour of high-contrast lettering while keeping forms largely sans and straightforward. The intention is to create a strong vertical rhythm and an elegant sparkle on the page, prioritizing visual character and headline presence.
Because the hairlines get extremely thin, the face reads best when reproduction is clean and sizes are generous; in dense settings the thin connections can visually recede. The condensed widths create strong vertical emphasis, while the contrast adds sparkle and a stitched-together delicacy across words.