Sans Contrasted Mane 9 is a regular weight, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, logos, album art, futuristic, techno, retro, space-age, display, sci-fi styling, graphic texture, distinct identity, display impact, extended, geometric, streamlined, cutout, modular.
This typeface is built from broad, geometric forms with pronounced horizontal slicing that creates open counters and midline “gaps” through many letters. Curves are smooth and circular (notably in O/C/G and the numerals), while verticals and terminals stay clean and squared, producing a crisp, engineered silhouette. Contrast is expressed less as traditional calligraphic modulation and more through the interplay of heavy outer strokes and thin internal bridges or cutouts, giving many glyphs a segmented, stencil-like feel. Spacing and rhythm are consistent in the sample text, with a steady baseline and a distinctly extended footprint that reads best when given room.
Best suited to display typography where its segmented geometry can read clearly: headlines, posters, brand marks, product naming, and entertainment or tech-forward graphics. It can also work for short UI titles or signage when set large enough to preserve character recognition and the distinctive internal breaks.
The overall tone feels futuristic and synthetic, with a retro sci‑fi flavor reminiscent of aerospace instrumentation and late-20th-century techno aesthetics. The repeated midline breaks add a sense of motion and circuitry, making the face feel dynamic and slightly enigmatic rather than purely utilitarian.
The design appears intended to deliver an extended, futuristic sans voice with a strong graphic motif—using consistent horizontal cutaways to create identity and visual texture. It prioritizes distinctive silhouette and themed atmosphere over neutral text readability, aiming for high-impact display use.
The design’s signature horizontal apertures can reduce legibility at small sizes, especially in characters that rely on internal differentiation (such as B/E/S and some numerals). At larger sizes, the cutouts become a defining graphic texture that unifies lines of text and creates a bold, logo-ready pattern.