Sans Contrasted Hite 2 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, sports titles, assertive, retro, editorial, sporty, playful, attention grabbing, display impact, retro flavor, brand distinctiveness, chunky, sturdy, rounded, ink-trap like, punchy.
A heavy, compact display face with sculpted curves and pronounced stroke modulation. Forms lean on broad, rounded bowls paired with sharply cut terminals and wedge-like joins, creating a chiseled silhouette. Counters are relatively small and apertures are tight, giving the letters a dense, poster-ready rhythm. The lowercase shows single-storey construction where applicable and maintains a sturdy, uniform stance with minimal slant and consistent vertical stress.
Best suited to short-to-medium display text where weight and silhouette can do the work: headlines, posters, cover titles, and bold brand marks. It also fits packaging and signage that benefits from a confident, retro-tinged voice, and can add impact to sports or entertainment graphics.
The overall tone is bold and attention-grabbing, mixing a vintage headline flavor with a contemporary, muscular energy. Its dramatic thick–thin play and carved terminals add a slightly theatrical, showcard feel, while the rounded massing keeps it approachable rather than severe.
Likely designed as a statement display type that combines strong mass with decorative stroke carving to create instant recognition. The intent appears to be high-impact legibility at large sizes, with a distinctive terminal treatment that differentiates it from more neutral bold faces.
The numerals are large and strongly patterned, with distinctive curves (notably in 2, 3, 5, and 9) that echo the letterforms’ scooped terminals. At smaller sizes the tight counters and heavy joins may fill in, but at display sizes the internal shapes and contrast read as a deliberate stylistic feature.