Sans Contrasted Lekuh 9 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book covers, posters, invitations, branding, expressive, literary, vintage, whimsical, humanist, add personality, handwritten feel, display emphasis, elegant informality, calligraphic, swashy, curved, tapered, lively.
An italic, calligraphic sans with softly tapered strokes and a clear broad-pen influence. Forms are built from continuous, sweeping curves with gentle modulation and rounded terminals, producing a fluid rhythm across words. Proportions lean narrow-to-moderate with lively, variable letter widths, and the lowercase shows a single-storey structure where applicable, reinforcing an informal, handwritten feel while staying typographically consistent.
Best suited for short-to-medium passages where personality is welcome: editorial pull quotes, book and magazine titling, posters, event materials, and boutique branding. It can also work for packaging or menu typography when a hand-rendered, crafted voice is desired, especially at display sizes where the stroke modulation and curves can be appreciated.
The tone is lively and expressive, evoking literary and vintage atmospheres without becoming ornate. Its slanted, pen-driven shapes give text a conversational warmth and a slightly whimsical cadence, making it feel personal and crafted rather than neutral or technical.
The design appears intended to bridge legibility and flair by translating pen-written motion into a clean, sans-based skeleton. It aims to provide an expressive italic voice for display and emphasis, offering a distinctive rhythm and warmth while maintaining consistent letter construction.
Caps are simple but characterful, with curved entries and exits that read as pen starts and lifts. Numerals follow the same flowing logic, with open counters and angled stress that keeps the set cohesive in running text.