Sans Contrasted Enty 13 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, children’s media, playful, retro, friendly, chunky, quirky, display impact, retro flavor, friendly tone, distinctive texture, rounded, soft, blobby, bouncy, ink-trap-like.
A heavy, rounded sans with compact proportions and a soft, blobby silhouette. Strokes are thick and mostly monolinear but show subtle modulation and tapered joins, giving counters and terminals a carved, ink-trap-like feel. Many interior shapes are squarish-rounded (e.g., in B, D, O, P) and the apertures are small, producing a dense, high-impact texture. Curves are generously radiused, corners are softened, and several letters show slightly irregular, hand-shaped geometry that adds bounce without becoming truly informal script.
Best suited to large-scale display use where its dense counters and chunky strokes can read cleanly—headlines, posters, branding marks, packaging, and playful editorial callouts. It can also work for short navigational labels or signage when set with ample tracking and generous line spacing.
The overall tone is cheerful and cartoon-adjacent, with a 1970s display sensibility and a touch of novelty. Its chunky forms and rounded counters feel approachable and humorous, reading as friendly signage rather than corporate neutrality.
Likely designed as a high-impact display sans that prioritizes personality and bold presence over neutral text utility. The softened geometry, tight counters, and distinctive interior cut-ins suggest an aim for retro warmth and recognizability at a glance.
Rhythm is intentionally uneven: widths vary noticeably across the alphabet, and several glyphs (notably K, R, S, and the diagonals in V/W/X) introduce lively angular accents against the otherwise rounded construction. Numerals match the same blocky logic, with tight counters and distinctive internal notches that help separate similar shapes at larger sizes.