Serif Contrasted Hanu 9 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, magazine, fashion, branding, posters, editorial, luxury, dramatic, refined, elegance, display impact, editorial tone, luxury branding, hairline serifs, vertical stress, calligraphic, sharp terminals, delicate.
A high-contrast italic serif with pronounced thick–thin modulation, vertical stress, and very fine hairline serifs. The forms are sleek and tightly drawn, with tapered entrances and exits that create a crisp, incisive rhythm across words. Capitals feel elegant and slightly condensed in impression, while the lowercase maintains a moderate x-height with long, flowing ascenders/descenders. Details like the single-storey italic a, the looped g, and the sweeping, calligraphic strokes in letters such as f, y, and z reinforce a formal, engraved look with sharp terminals and minimal bracketing.
Best suited to headlines, subheads, pull quotes, and short editorial bursts where its contrast and italic energy can read clearly. It works well for fashion, beauty, and luxury branding, as well as posters and event materials that benefit from a refined, high-style typographic signature.
The overall tone is polished and upscale, leaning toward fashion and cultural editorial aesthetics. Its dramatic contrast and italic momentum convey sophistication, poise, and a sense of ceremony, making it feel more like a display voice than a utilitarian text workhorse.
The design appears intended as a modern didone-leaning italic display serif that prioritizes elegance and visual drama. Its crisp hairlines, vertical stress, and calligraphic italic construction aim to deliver a premium, editorial presence with a distinctive, high-fashion texture.
In the sample text, the hairlines and joins become a defining feature, producing a shimmering texture at larger sizes. Some glyphs show pronounced entry strokes and tapered cross-strokes (notably in E/F and several lowercase), which heighten elegance but suggest careful size and printing considerations to preserve the thinnest details.