Sans Contrasted Boke 6 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, posters, branding, packaging, classic, formal, authoritative, dramatic, space saving, editorial voice, display impact, modern elegance, formal tone, condensed, vertical stress, sharp joins, open counters, crisp.
A condensed, vertically oriented typeface with strong stroke contrast and clean, serifless terminals. Curves swell into thick vertical stems while horizontals and diagonals thin down markedly, creating a crisp rhythm and pronounced vertical stress. Shapes are tall and narrow with compact apertures, and many joins come to sharp, tapered points (notably in V/W/X/Y and the crotches of N/M). The lowercase is compact with single‑storey forms in the sample set, and punctuation and numerals follow the same high-contrast, tightly spaced feel, yielding a controlled, columnar texture in text.
Well suited to headlines, magazine-style editorial typography, posters, and branding where a tall, high-contrast voice can add sophistication without using serifs. It can also work for packaging and labels that benefit from a compact footprint and a strong vertical presence, especially in short lines or stacked layouts.
The overall tone is poised and editorial, leaning formal and slightly theatrical due to the dramatic thick–thin modulation. Its condensed stance and clean endings give it a modern, display-forward edge while still reading as classic and authoritative.
The design appears intended to deliver a refined, space-efficient display texture by combining condensed proportions with dramatic contrast and clean terminals. It aims to read as elegant and contemporary while maintaining strong structure and clarity in uppercase-heavy compositions.
In mixed-case settings the font produces a strong vertical color and a noticeable cadence from repeated thick stems, making it visually striking at larger sizes. The high contrast and narrow proportions emphasize headlines and short passages more than long, continuous reading blocks, especially where fine strokes may visually recede.