Sans Contrasted Tini 9 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, pull quotes, energetic, sporty, confident, contemporary, editorial, expressive impact, modern emphasis, dynamic voice, display clarity, slanted, oblique, rounded, soft terminals, wedge cuts.
A slanted, sans-forward design with pronounced stroke modulation that creates a lively, calligraphic rhythm while staying largely serifless. Forms are compact and slightly condensed in feel, with rounded curves, tapered joins, and frequent diagonal/wedge terminals that emphasize motion. Counters are fairly open, ascenders are prominent, and the overall texture is dark but not rigid, with subtle width differences across glyphs that add a hand-drawn dynamism.
Best suited for display applications where the slant and contrast can do expressive work—headlines, posters, brand marks, packaging, and promotional graphics. It can also serve for short editorial elements like pull quotes or subheads where an energetic, contemporary tone is desired.
The font reads fast, energetic, and confident, with a sporty/editorial tone that suggests momentum and emphasis. Its contrast and slant give it a voice that feels assertive and expressive rather than neutral, lending a sense of personality to headlines and short bursts of text.
The design appears intended to combine the immediacy of an italic sans with a more expressive, contrasted stroke logic, creating a bold voice that feels fast and modern. Its shapes prioritize impact and motion over strict neutrality, aiming for distinctive, attention-grabbing typography.
Figures show a similarly slanted stance and maintain the same tapered-terminal logic, helping numerals blend smoothly with text. The lowercase shows more gestural variation (notably in round letters and descenders), which boosts character but can make long passages feel more animated than purely utilitarian.