Sans Contrasted Fahi 5 is a bold, normal width, very high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, retro, theatrical, playful, expressive, dynamic, display impact, retro flavor, expressive sans, headline energy, calligraphic, slanted, brushed, looped, swashy.
This typeface uses a strong rightward slant with pronounced thick–thin modulation that reads like a brush or broad-pen interpretation of sans forms. Strokes are chunky on the downstrokes with sharp, tapered joins and narrow hairline-like connectors, producing a lively, swinging rhythm. Counters are generally open and rounded, with oval bowls and occasional teardrop terminals; several lowercase letters show looped or hooked features (notably in descenders), reinforcing a script-adjacent construction while maintaining mostly unbracketed, sans-like endings. Uppercase forms are compact and assertive, with simplified construction and a slightly condensed feel in some letters, while numerals echo the same angled, high-energy stroke behavior.
Best suited for display typography such as headlines, posters, brand marks, packaging callouts, and signage where its contrast and slant can provide immediacy and personality. It works especially well for short phrases, titles, and promotional lines that benefit from a bold, energetic rhythm.
The overall tone feels retro and showy, with a confident, poster-ready presence. Its slanted, brushy contrast gives it a lively, personable voice that suggests mid-century signage, club or lounge energy, and promotional copy that wants to feel animated rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a brush-inflected, high-impact sans display look that bridges clean letter construction with script-like dynamism. It aims to feel expressive and attention-grabbing while staying legible at larger sizes.
The alphabet mixes restrained capitals with more characterful lowercase forms, creating a noticeable shift between headline caps and a friendlier, more handwritten texture in text. The sample paragraph shows strong word-shape motion and high visual emphasis, making the face better suited to display settings than dense continuous reading.