Sans Contrasted Tiho 5 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, album art, industrial, gothic, aggressive, retro, authoritative, high impact, geometric carving, blackletter echo, poster punch, angular, faceted, chamfered, condensed, blocky.
A heavy, compact display face built from tall, straight-sided forms with sharp chamfered corners and faceted joins. Curves are largely minimized or polygonalized, producing octagonal counters and clipped terminals rather than smooth rounds. Stroke weight is consistently strong with selective thinning and cut-ins at junctions, creating a crisp, high-impact rhythm. The lowercase mirrors the uppercase’s geometric construction, with a tall x-height and tight internal spaces that emphasize verticality and density.
Best used at display sizes where the angular details and cut corners remain clear. It works well for headlines, posters, branding marks, and packaging that needs a strong, hard-edged presence, and can add a retro-industrial character to short slogans or titling.
The overall tone is bold and forceful, with a hard-edged, engineered feel. Its faceted shapes evoke vintage blackletter and poster lettering, translated into a modern, industrial language. The result reads as assertive and slightly menacing, suited to dramatic, high-contrast messaging.
The design appears intended to fuse blackletter-inspired sharpness with a simplified sans structure, prioritizing impact, vertical drive, and a carved geometric texture. It aims to deliver a distinctive, high-energy voice for attention-grabbing display typography.
Many glyphs incorporate characteristic diagonal notches and clipped corners that act like built-in highlights, giving the letters a carved or stamped impression. Counters are small and angular, and the figures follow the same chiseled geometry, helping the alphabet and numerals feel cohesive in headlines.