Sans Contrasted Kime 5 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, gaming ui, tech branding, futuristic, techno, industrial, sci‑fi, mechanical, sci‑fi display, interface aesthetic, constructed geometry, high impact, modular, angular, octagonal, segmented, stencil-like.
A modular, geometric sans with strong block forms contrasted by hairline connectors and occasional open joins. Counters and apertures are built from rectangular cut-ins and horizontal slots, giving many letters a segmented, display-like structure. Corners are frequently chamfered into octagonal silhouettes, while curves are minimized and rendered as flattened arcs or clipped rounds. The rhythm mixes heavy top/bottom bars with thin vertical stems, producing a crisp, engineered texture and a distinctly constructed feel across upper- and lowercase and numerals.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, album art, game titles, UI accents, and technology-themed branding where the geometric segmentation can be appreciated. It can work for short callouts or labels in interfaces, but longer passages may require generous size and spacing to maintain clarity.
The overall tone is futuristic and machine-driven, evoking digital interfaces, industrial labeling, and sci‑fi titling. Its segmented construction reads as deliberate and technical, with a cool, synthetic personality rather than a humanist or editorial voice.
The design intention appears to be a constructed, modular alphabet that combines heavy geometric masses with precision hairlines to signal speed, technology, and engineered structure. The consistent chamfered geometry and slot-like counters suggest an interface-inspired aesthetic aimed at distinctive, high-impact display typography.
The design leans on horizontal banding and internal striping, which creates recognizable letter images at display sizes but can make small-size text feel visually busy. The lowercase largely mirrors the uppercase’s modular logic, and punctuation (e.g., dots) appears as compact squares, reinforcing the hard-edged system.