Serif Contrasted Pete 7 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, magazines, book covers, branding, fashion, formal, dramatic, literary, display elegance, premium tone, headline impact, classic refinement, hairline serifs, vertical stress, sharp terminals, crisp, elegant.
This typeface is a modern, high-contrast serif with strong vertical stress and pronounced thick-to-thin modulation. Serifs are fine and sharp, with minimal bracketing and a crisp, chiseled feeling at joins and terminals. Capitals are stately and relatively narrow in internal apertures, while the overall set maintains a generous width and airy spacing. Lowercase forms show a compact x-height with prominent ascenders, adding a refined rhythm; curves (notably in S, C, and G) transition into hairline terminals cleanly. Numerals follow the same calligraphic contrast, with elegant curves and delicate finishing strokes.
Well suited for magazine mastheads, editorial headlines, pull quotes, and book-cover titling where contrast and elegance are assets. It can also work for premium branding and packaging that benefits from a poised, fashion-forward voice, especially when set with comfortable tracking and ample leading.
The overall tone is polished and dramatic, evoking fashion and magazine typography as well as classic bookish sophistication. Its high-contrast detailing reads as premium and ceremonial, lending emphasis and gravitas to headlines and display settings.
The design appears intended as a refined display serif that foregrounds contrast and sharp detailing to create an upscale, attention-commanding texture. Its compact lowercase proportions and crisp hairlines suggest a focus on elegant typographic color in large sizes rather than utilitarian text continuity.
Round letters keep crisp, vertical-sided counters, and diagonals (V, W, X, Y) emphasize sharpness through thin connecting strokes. The ampersand is ornamental and looped, matching the refined, editorial character. At smaller sizes the finest hairlines may visually recede, making the design feel most confident when given enough scale and printing/display resolution.