High-Contrast Display Serif
Salty Beach + Wolles Elegant Modern Serif
Pairs sculptural editorial warmth with Salty Beach's clean modern geometry.
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Tall narrow sans
Salty Beach
Salty Beach is a tall narrow sans in navy on an off-white sheet: capitals with flat endings, compressed rounded bowls, a low middle bar and an even stroke, with tracked caps above and beneath that name the style.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Sturdy stroke walls and open counters weed cleanly on adhesive vinyl, HTV apparel film, and cut cardstock.
Plotter & output verdictEasy-Weed Vinyl & Print Ready
Recommended minimum scale0.75 in+ cap height
Character set & structureMulti-Style (Bold, Light, Condensed)
OpenType & PUA accessPUA Encoded
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsCricut Design Space · Silhouette Studio · Canva Pro · Illustrator
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Salty Beach.
The two words are set across the sheet with wide tracking, and the drawing is a condensed sans in caps: the bowls are compressed, the endings are flat, and the stroke stays even, which keeps a narrow face from looking squeezed. The plate gives the line generous tracking so each letter is judged on its own, and the tracked lines above and beneath are plain and small. Because the letters are tall and narrow, the face sets a long name in a single row and it reads at distance on a banner, which is the practical reason a coastal or event brand chooses this width. The even stroke means the face also works at body size in a short paragraph, though the plate does not show that, so the buyer is judging the capitals only.
Sans serif, condensed, tall, clean
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Salty Beach with grounded secondary typography.
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Salty Beach’s stroke geometry.
Banner for a beach event
A tall narrow sans fits a long event name on a banner rail, and the flat endings hold on vinyl in sunlight. The narrow width is the whole advantage.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Print 1,300 by 450 mm: the event at 150 mm cap height, the times in a 30 mm sans, and a 5 mm border. Keep 30 mm margins and print two colours on light vinyl.
Pre-production check
Check the banner at ten metres, where the compressed bowls can merge; add 2 percent tracking. Confirm the 30 mm times read at five metres and that the eyelets clear the block.
Sign for a surf shop
A narrow sans gives a surf shop a name that reads from the road without a wide fascia, and the clean stroke suits paint.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Paint a 1,000 by 400 mm board: the shop at 120 mm cap height, the opening hours in a 22 mm sans, and a 5 mm rule. Keep 25 mm margins and paint two colours on a primed board.
Pre-production check
Check the board at five metres, where an even stroke can look thin; keep the weight up. Confirm the 22 mm hours read at two metres and that the rule survives a wet season.
Sign for a coastal reception
A tall narrow sans suits a coastal wedding, and the single row keeps a long greeting on one line of a narrow board. It reads in sea light.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
A1 board: the greeting at 85 mm cap height, the names at 40 mm, and the date at 20 mm. Keep 35 mm margins and paint one colour on a pale board. Leave 30 mm of sky above the board.
Pre-production check
Check the board at five metres, where compressed bowls can lose their shape; keep 3 mm inside counters. Confirm the 20 mm date reads from the door and that the names clear the border.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Sans serif · Tall narrow sans
- Foundry / creator
- CraftedType Studio
Creator topic tags (39)
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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