Sans Contrasted Idru 14 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, game ui, logos, packaging, arcade, industrial, techno, playful, assertive, impact, retro tech, signage, branding, octagonal, chamfered, blocky, geometric, compact.
A heavy, geometric display face built from blocky forms with consistent chamfered (octagonal) corners. Strokes are predominantly rectilinear with squared terminals, while curves are reduced to angular facets, giving counters a cut-out, stencil-like feel in letters such as O, D, and P. Proportions are compact with a sturdy baseline and a slightly condensed, modular rhythm; lowercase shares much of the uppercase structure, reinforcing a uniform, engineered texture. Stroke contrast is subtle but present through internal notches, step-like joins, and selective thinning in tight corners, which adds crisp definition without softening the overall mass.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and title treatments where strong silhouette and angular detailing can carry the design. It also fits game UI, techno-themed branding, labels, and packaging that benefit from a sturdy, high-impact, display-first texture.
The tone is bold and machine-made, combining a retro digital/arcade attitude with an industrial, engineered presence. Its angular facets and chunky silhouettes read as confident and utilitarian, while the modular shapes add a playful, game-interface flavor.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact display voice with a faceted, industrial geometry—evoking retro digital signage and arcade-era lettering while maintaining clear, modular letterforms for short bursts of text.
Many glyphs incorporate deliberate corner cut-ins and stepped joins, producing distinctive negative spaces and a pixel-adjacent cadence without fully committing to a grid. Numerals and capitals are especially uniform and sign-like, designed to hold their shape clearly at larger sizes where the internal cutouts and chamfers become part of the visual identity.