Sans Contrasted Tifo 16 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, logos, playful, quirky, friendly, hand-cut, retro, add personality, handmade feel, standout display, retro charm, chunky, irregular, bouncy, rounded, wedge-cut.
A chunky sans with subtly irregular, hand-made construction and noticeable stroke modulation. Forms lean on simple geometry but are intentionally uneven: stems taper and swell, bowls are slightly squashed, and terminals often finish with wedge-like cuts that create a carved, cut-paper feel. Counters are generally open and generous, while widths vary from glyph to glyph, producing a lively, non-mechanical rhythm. Curves are bold and rounded, and diagonals tend to be stout, giving the overall silhouette strong spot-color and clear letter presence.
Best suited to display work where personality is the priority—headlines, posters, event graphics, packaging, and brand marks that benefit from a friendly, hand-crafted edge. It can work in short subheads or callouts, but the lively texture is most effective at larger sizes where the wedge terminals and modulation can be appreciated.
The face feels playful and a little mischievous, like hand-lettering made with a marker and then trimmed with a knife. Its bouncy rhythm and uneven details read as approachable and informal, with a retro novelty tone rather than a strict contemporary minimalism.
The design appears aimed at delivering a bold, approachable voice with a crafted, analog texture—bridging simple sans structures with intentional irregularities to avoid a sterile, purely geometric look.
In text, the uneven widths and lively terminals create a dancing baseline color that favors short bursts over long, quiet reading. Numerals share the same chunky, slightly irregular construction, and the overall palette stays cohesive across caps, lowercase, and figures.