Serif Contrasted Siba 2 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, fashion, branding, posters, luxury, dramatic, classic, display impact, luxury tone, editorial elegance, dramatic emphasis, hairline, didone, calligraphic, crisp, formal.
A sharply contrasted italic serif with pronounced thick-to-thin transitions and needle-like hairlines. The letterforms are broad and generously proportioned, with long, tapering entry strokes and crisp, flat-ended serifs that feel cut rather than rounded. Curves show a vertical stress and a refined, glossy rhythm, while terminals often finish in delicate points or small teardrop-like shapes. The overall color on the page is confident and dark, yet animated by fine highlights in counters and along the thinnest strokes.
Best suited to display sizes where its hairlines and fine details can stay crisp, such as magazine headlines, luxury branding, event titles, posters, and high-impact packaging. It can also work for short text elements—deck lines, pull quotes, and emphasized phrases—when set with ample spacing and comfortable line height.
The font projects a polished, high-fashion sensibility with a theatrical, headline-forward presence. Its sharp contrast and sweeping italic movement read as elegant and assertive, evoking classic magazine typography and formal display settings.
The design appears intended to deliver a refined, high-contrast italic voice for standout typography—balancing classic serif prestige with energetic slant and sweeping stroke modulation for maximum visual impact in titles and prominent messaging.
Uppercase forms lean into stately, cinematic shapes with strong diagonals and dramatic joins, while the lowercase adds a more calligraphic bounce through curved descenders and tapered terminals. Numerals share the same high-contrast styling, giving figures a dressy, editorial character that pairs naturally with titling and pull-quote use.