Serif Contrasted Waku 7 is a regular weight, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, fashion, luxury branding, posters, elegant, dramatic, classic, display elegance, luxury tone, editorial clarity, classical refinement, headline impact, vertical stress, hairline serifs, sharp terminals, crisp joins, display sizing.
A high-contrast serif with pronounced vertical stress and crisp, hairline serifs. The design pairs sturdy, dark main stems with extremely fine horizontals and tapered connections, creating a sparkling rhythm and clear thick–thin modulation. Capitals are broad and stately with flat, razor-thin crossbars, while the lowercase shows compact, controlled shapes and tight apertures; counters tend to be rounded-rectangular in letters like o and O. Details such as the ball terminals on forms like j and y, plus the delicate diagonal strokes in v/w/x, emphasize precision and a refined, engraved feel.
This font is best suited to headlines, magazine and book display typography, fashion and beauty branding, and other applications where a refined, high-contrast texture can take center stage. It will also work well for pull quotes, titles, and packaging where sharp elegance is more important than dense text readability.
The overall tone is polished and theatrical, projecting luxury and authority with a distinctly editorial sensibility. Its sharp contrast and delicate hairlines give it a poised, fashion-forward voice, while the classical serif structure keeps it formal and traditional.
The design appears intended to deliver a modernized Didone-like display voice: wide, commanding forms paired with extreme contrast and delicate finishing for an upscale, attention-grabbing presence in layout and branding.
At larger sizes the hairlines and tiny serifs read as intentional, giving the face a shimmering texture; in smaller settings those same details may visually thin out. Numerals follow the same contrast logic, with prominent curves and fine top strokes, lending a sophisticated, headline-ready character.