Sans Contrasted Apse 9 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, fashion, editorial, posters, branding, elegant, art deco, dramatic, refined, stylish display, space saving, editorial voice, luxury branding, dramatic contrast, compressed, vertical, hairline, monolinear feel, tall x-height.
A tall, compressed display sans with sharply tapered strokes and pronounced thick–thin contrast. The verticals dominate, while joins and terminals often pinch to fine hairlines, creating a crisp, high-fashion rhythm. Curves are narrow and controlled (notably in C, O, Q, and S), and counters tend to be tight, reinforcing the vertical emphasis. Overall proportions are slender with a clean, serifless construction, and a slightly calligraphic modulation that reads more like drawn strokes than pure geometric forms.
Best suited for headlines, magazine display, fashion and beauty branding, posters, and high-impact typographic lockups. It can work for short subheads or pull quotes in spacious layouts, but its fine details and condensed forms make it less ideal for long passages or small UI text.
The font conveys a poised, editorial tone—sleek, dramatic, and a bit theatrical. Its compressed silhouettes and razor-thin details suggest luxury branding and runway typography, with a retro-tinged, Deco-like sophistication.
The design appears intended as a modern display sans that borrows the elegance of high-contrast lettering while keeping a clean, serifless skeleton. Its goal is to deliver maximum style and presence in minimal horizontal space, emphasizing vertical rhythm and refined contrast.
At text sizes the hairline connections and narrow internal spaces can become delicate, especially in letters with tight counters (e, a, s) and in numerals with fine curves. It shines most when given breathing room and used where contrast and verticality are part of the visual statement.