Serif Contrasted Etpe 9 is a very light, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, game ui, hand-drawn, quirky, airy, naïve, geometric, handmade feel, quirky display, lightweight voice, geometric construction, monolinear, angular, open forms, irregular rhythm, sharp joins.
This font presents as a very light, hand-drawn display face built from thin, monoline-like strokes with subtly uneven line quality. Letterforms are largely geometric and rectilinear, with many counters and bowls resolved into squared shapes and open corners rather than smooth curves. Terminals often flick or taper slightly, giving a hint of serif-like finishing without heavy brackets, while joins remain crisp and angular. Proportions and widths vary noticeably across glyphs, creating an irregular rhythm; spacing appears moderately loose, and the overall texture stays open and delicate at text sizes.
Best suited for short display settings such as headlines, poster titling, packaging accents, and branding where a handmade, quirky voice is desirable. It can also work for UI or in-game lettering when a light, sketchy aesthetic is needed, but the thin strokes and irregularity suggest avoiding long passages of small body text.
The tone is informal and idiosyncratic, with a sketchbook/marker feel that reads as playful and slightly eccentric rather than polished. Its thin strokes and squared construction give it a lightweight, modern handmade character that can feel whimsical and offbeat.
The design appears intended to combine a lightly serifed, upright skeleton with an intentionally hand-rendered execution, trading typographic regularity for personality. Its squared curves and airy weight emphasize a distinctive, drawn look while maintaining straightforward, legible letter construction for display use.
Uppercase forms lean toward boxy construction (notably in letters with bowls and counters), while lowercase keeps a simple, single-storey approach in several shapes, reinforcing the casual, drawn quality. Numerals are similarly linear and angular, matching the alphabet’s narrow stroke weight and uneven contouring.