Sans Contrasted Hymo 2 is a very bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, signage, packaging, industrial, retro, authoritative, impactful, mechanical, maximum impact, industrial voice, display texture, brand distinctiveness, stencil cuts, ink traps, soft corners, blocky, compressed counters.
A heavy, block-built display sans with rounded-rectangle outer shapes and sharply carved interior notches. Many letters feature vertical slit-like counters and deliberate cut-ins that create a stenciled, machined feel while also opening tight joins. Curves are squared off into flattened bowls, terminals tend toward straight cuts, and diagonals (like V/W/X/Y) read as strong wedges against the otherwise rectilinear construction. The rhythm is compact and dense, with tight apertures and counters that emphasize silhouette over interior space, giving the design a crisp, poster-ready presence.
Best suited to large-scale applications where its carved details and strong silhouettes can be appreciated—headlines, posters, branding wordmarks, apparel graphics, packaging, and bold signage. In running text or small UI sizes, the tight counters and slit-like interiors may reduce clarity, so it performs most reliably as a display face.
The overall tone is bold and utilitarian, evoking industrial labeling, vintage display typography, and engineered signage. Its high-drama shapes and distinctive cutaways feel assertive and slightly futuristic, with a rugged, mechanical confidence rather than a friendly everyday voice.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a distinctive industrial signature: squared, compact forms combined with intentional cut-ins that add character and improve separation in dense black shapes. It prioritizes recognizability and texture in short phrases, aiming for a branded, attention-grabbing display voice.
The distinctive vertical interior slits are a defining motif across many capitals and figures, creating strong texture in words and a pronounced black-and-white pattern at larger sizes. The numerals are similarly blocky and stylized, designed to match the same notched, constructed logic for a consistent headline system.