Serif Contrasted Apmy 9 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, editorial, branding, packaging, art deco, theatrical, fashion, noir, poster, impact, glamour, vintage feel, luxury tone, title emphasis, condensed, display, vertical stress, razor serifs, hairline joins.
A tall, condensed serif with dramatic vertical emphasis and crisp, needle-like terminals. Strokes are dominated by thick verticals paired with extremely fine connecting hairlines, producing a sharp, poster-like rhythm. Serifs appear as small, pointed wedges and short spurs with minimal bracketing, while bowls and counters are narrow and elongated. Curves are controlled and slightly rigid, reinforcing a sleek, architectural silhouette across both capitals and lowercase.
Best suited to display settings where its condensed glamour can take center stage—headlines, posters, magazine mastheads, fashion/editorial titles, and brand marks. It can also work well for premium packaging or event collateral when set at comfortable sizes with generous tracking.
The overall tone feels glamorous and stylized, evoking vintage marquee lettering and streamlined luxury. Its severity and shine read as sophisticated and slightly noir, with a strong stage-and-headline presence rather than a conversational feel.
The design appears intended to deliver a dramatic, vertically oriented display serif that channels early-20th-century showcard and Deco-inspired refinement. It prioritizes striking contrast and elegant sharpness to create immediate visual impact in short runs of text.
The compressed proportions and delicate hairlines create striking word shapes but also make spacing and texture feel tightly packed, especially in longer lines. Numerals and punctuation follow the same tall, linear logic, keeping a consistent, vertical cadence.