Sans Contrasted Valo 9 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, sports branding, gaming ui, industrial, techno, sporty, retro-futurist, assertive, display impact, technical feel, brand presence, signage clarity, squared, condensed joins, angular, boxy, stencil-like.
A heavy, block-built sans with squared counters and rounded-rectangle outer curves, giving letters a machined, modular feel. Strokes are mostly straight and monolinear at a glance, but with noticeable contrast in places where terminals thin into sharp diagonals (notably in A, V, W, X, and the zig-zag M). Corners tend to be crisp, while curves are kept tight and geometric, producing compact bowls and rectangular apertures. Uppercase forms are tall and broad with strong presence; lowercase is simplified and sturdy, with single-storey a and g and a short, firm-shouldered r. Numerals follow the same squared, display-oriented construction, with a distinctive, boxy 0 and segmented-feeling 2 and 3.
Best suited to large sizes where its squared counters and angular detailing stay clear and intentional. It works well for headlines, poster typography, team or event branding, packaging callouts, and on-screen UI moments that aim for a technical or game-like aesthetic. For longer text, it will read most comfortably in short bursts such as subheads, labels, and signage.
The overall tone is bold and engineered, evoking technical labeling, athletic branding, and retro arcade or sci-fi interfaces. Its angular diagonals and squared silhouettes create a confident, slightly aggressive rhythm that reads as modern, utilitarian, and attention-seeking.
The design appears intended as a display sans that merges geometric, squared construction with selective sharp diagonals to add speed and edge. It prioritizes strong silhouettes and a compact, engineered rhythm for immediate impact in branding and titling contexts.
Several glyphs lean into stylized geometry for personality: the uppercase M is formed by sharp diagonals rather than vertical stems, and the Q uses a pronounced internal tail/descender-like element. Horizontal strokes often end in clean, cut terminals, and the spacing in text appears tuned for headline impact rather than delicate paragraph texture.