Serif Contrasted Niji 5 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
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A high-contrast serif with pronounced vertical emphasis, razor-thin hairlines, and strong, weighty main strokes. Serifs are fine and crisp with a mostly unbracketed feel, giving terminals a clean, cut appearance. Capitals are broad and composed, while the lowercase shows a notably small x-height and taller ascenders/descenders, producing a dramatic, airy rhythm. Curves are smooth and controlled, counters are generous, and the overall spacing reads open and deliberate at display sizes.
Best suited to display typography such as magazine headlines, pull quotes, fashion and beauty branding, luxury packaging, invitations, and high-end advertising. It can work for short passages when set large with ample leading, but its delicate hairlines and small x-height make it less appropriate for dense body copy or low-resolution environments.
The tone is polished and confident, with a luxurious, magazine-ready sophistication. Its sharp contrast and poised proportions convey formality and drama, suggesting premium branding and refined editorial voice rather than casual or utilitarian text.
The design appears aimed at delivering a contemporary take on classic high-contrast serif glamour—maximizing elegance and visual impact through extreme stroke modulation, tall proportions, and crisp finishing details.
The numerals mirror the same theatrical contrast and verticality, with distinctive, sculpted forms (notably the swash-like curve in the 9 and the strong, geometric presence of 2 and 3). In running text, the small x-height and thin joining strokes create a sparkling texture that rewards generous sizes and careful line spacing.