Sans Contrasted Wahu 2 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, display logos, sporty, dynamic, confident, retro, assertive, impact, speed, modern branding, display strength, poster emphasis, slanted, rounded terminals, soft corners, ink-trap hints, tight apertures.
This typeface is a heavy, forward-slanted sans with pronounced stroke modulation and compact interior spaces. Letters sit on a strong, continuous rhythm with broad proportions and a slightly compressed, aerodynamic feel created by angled joins and sheared curves. Terminals are mostly blunt and softly rounded rather than sharp, and several shapes show small cut-ins where strokes meet (suggesting subtle ink-trap–like notches) that help counters stay open at size. The lowercase is robust and simple with single-storey forms and short, sturdy arms, while the numerals are bold, graphic, and designed for impact rather than neutrality.
Best suited to display roles where impact matters: headlines, posters, athletic or automotive-style branding, packaging callouts, and bold wordmarks. It can work for short bursts of text (taglines, subheads) when set with generous tracking and line spacing.
The overall tone is fast and punchy, with a sporty, poster-ready energy. Its slant and muscular contrast give it a sense of motion and confidence, while the rounded finishing keeps it friendly enough for contemporary branding.
The design appears intended to deliver a powerful, motion-driven sans for attention-grabbing typography, balancing aggressive weight and slant with softened terminals and controlled counters to keep forms recognizable in dense settings.
In text, the dark color builds quickly, producing a strong headline texture with clear word shapes and a slightly compressed flow. Some apertures (notably in letters like e and s) are relatively tight, emphasizing a bold, compact voice over airy readability at smaller sizes.