Sans Contrasted Uhpa 5 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, branding, posters, packaging, formal, stylish, confident, classic, refinement, editorial impact, modern classicism, clarity, high-contrast, crisp, bracketed, flared, calligraphic.
A crisp, high-contrast text face with a largely upright skeleton and sculpted stroke modulation. Vertical stems read firm and dark while joins and terminals taper to fine points, creating a sharp, engraved rhythm. Many letters show subtle bracketed transitions and slight flaring at terminals rather than blunt cuts, lending a refined, carved feel. Proportions are fairly open with generous counters, and the design keeps a steady baseline presence while allowing some letter-to-letter width variation.
Best suited to headlines, editorial titles, and branding where its contrast and crisp detailing can be appreciated. It can also work for short-to-medium text in print-forward contexts, but its thin hairlines and sharp joins will stand out most in larger sizes and higher-resolution reproduction.
The overall tone feels editorial and formal, with a polished, high-end voice. Its sharp contrast and tapered terminals give it a stylish, slightly dramatic presence that suggests tradition interpreted through a modern lens. It reads confident and composed rather than playful.
The design appears intended to deliver a refined, high-contrast voice within a clean, minimally ornamented structure—combining modern clarity with classical stroke modulation. It prioritizes strong typographic presence and a polished reading rhythm for prominent text.
Uppercase forms are especially commanding in setting, and the font’s contrast produces strong sparkle along horizontals and diagonals. The lowercase maintains clear differentiation between characters, with single-storey forms where appropriate and crisp detailing in terminals that becomes more noticeable at display sizes.