Sans Contrasted Mane 11 is a bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, packaging, game ui, futuristic, techno, retro, sci-fi, stylized, distinct identity, display impact, sci-fi styling, patterned texture, geometric, stencil-like, incised, monoline illusion, sharp joints.
A geometric display sans with extremely wide proportions and a distinctive horizontal split running through most letters, creating a cutout or inlaid band effect. The forms combine heavy outer strokes with tapered internal joins and wedge-like terminals, producing strong contrast between thick bowls and thin connecting sections. Curves are broad and smooth, while diagonals and joins are sharply chamfered, giving an engineered, machined feel. Counters are often compressed into oval apertures, and the overall rhythm is driven by repeated midline apertures and notches rather than traditional stroke modulation.
Best suited to large-size applications where the midline apertures and sharp internal joins can be clearly resolved: headlines, logos/wordmarks, posters, event titles, and bold packaging or label work. It can also support sci‑fi themed interfaces or entertainment branding where a strong, system-like aesthetic is desired, but it is less appropriate for long passages of small text.
The font reads as futuristic and techno, with a retro sci‑fi flavor reminiscent of display lettering used in arcade, automotive, and space-age contexts. Its repeated midline cutouts add a sense of motion and circuitry, making the tone feel assertive, synthetic, and intentionally stylized rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to create a highly recognizable, branded texture through consistent horizontal cutouts and widened geometry, delivering instant impact and a futuristic voice. It prioritizes graphic presence and thematic styling over conventional readability, aiming to stand out in short, high-contrast typographic statements.
The midline cutouts become especially prominent in closed shapes (O, B, D, 8, 9) and give the design a stencil-like legibility that can thin out in small sizes. The lowercase maintains the same display logic and a high visual presence, with single-storey constructions and simplified shapes that prioritize pattern consistency over traditional text cues.