Sans Contrasted Bolo 2 is a regular weight, narrow, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, fashion, magazines, posters, elegant, dramatic, refined, luxury branding, display impact, editorial tone, modern elegance, hairline, didone-like, vertical stress, crisp, airy.
This typeface uses extreme stroke contrast with razor-thin hairlines and strong vertical stems, creating a crisp, high-fashion texture. Proportions are relatively narrow with tall capitals and a controlled, mid-range x-height, while counters remain open and clean. Curves are smooth and taut, terminals are sharp, and the overall rhythm favors verticality and clean spacing, giving words a sculpted, high-clarity silhouette.
Best suited to headlines, pull quotes, magazine typography, and other display applications where its high-contrast detailing can be appreciated. It can also work for short editorial passages at comfortable sizes with ample leading and clean printing or high-resolution screens.
The tone is polished and dramatic, with a luxury editorial feel driven by the stark contrast and delicate hairlines. It reads as poised and sophisticated, lending a sense of prestige and formality to headlines and short passages.
The design appears intended to deliver a modern luxury voice: tight, vertical, and highly contrasted for maximum elegance and visual drama in editorial and branding contexts.
In text, the thin connecting strokes and hairline serifs/terminals can visually lighten at smaller sizes, while the heavier verticals dominate, emphasizing a striped, couture-like pattern. Numerals match the display character with similarly refined contrast and narrow set widths.