Sans Contrasted Issi 9 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, promos, sporty, punchy, retro, dynamic, loud, impact, speed, attention, branding, display, slanted, compact counters, blunt terminals, blocky, rounded corners.
A heavy, slanted display sans with broad proportions and a compact, muscular build. Strokes are strongly weighted with noticeable thick–thin modulation for an otherwise geometric, blocky construction. Terminals are blunt and slightly rounded, and many forms use tapered joins or angled cuts that add speed and direction. Counters tend to be tight, the spacing looks assertive, and the overall texture reads as a dense, high-impact stripe across a line of text.
Best suited for short, large-setting text where impact matters: headlines, posters, promotional graphics, sports or motorsport branding, and bold packaging callouts. It can also work for subheads or short captions when you want a dense, energetic typographic voice, but the tight counters and strong slant make it less ideal for long reading.
The font conveys motion and force—more “charged” than neutral—suggesting athletic energy and bold, attention-grabbing messaging. Its slanted stance and chunky forms lean into a retro advertising feel, with a confident, slightly aggressive tone that suits headline-driven design.
The design appears intended to maximize visual punch and a sense of speed through a forward slant, wide stance, and angled cuts, while maintaining a clean sans foundation. Its controlled contrast and compact internal space help produce a solid, graphic silhouette that holds up well in branding and display contexts.
Uppercase shapes are especially wide and heavy, while lowercase retains the same blocky logic with simplified, sturdy bowls and short apertures. Numerals follow the same forward-leaning, cut-corner approach, keeping the set visually consistent for scoreboards, pricing, or short numeric callouts.