Sans Contrasted Udno 13 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, branding, playful, retro, whimsical, theatrical, quirky, expressiveness, distinctiveness, display impact, retro styling, rounded, tapered, flared, calligraphic, soft.
A stylized sans with pronounced thick–thin modulation and rounded, swelling curves. Strokes often taper into sharp terminals or wedge-like cut-ins, creating a lively, carved look rather than neutral geometry. Bowls are generous and oval, counters stay fairly open, and many letters show asymmetrical stress that gives the rhythm a hand-drawn, display-forward character. Overall spacing feels display-leaning, with distinctive silhouettes and a slightly irregular cadence across the alphabet.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and branding where the sculpted contrast and distinctive silhouettes can be appreciated at larger sizes. It can add personality to packaging, event graphics, and short editorial callouts, but is less ideal for dense body text where the irregular rhythm may become distracting.
The tone is playful and slightly theatrical, with a retro flavor that reads like mid-century display lettering or sign-paint-inspired typography. Its dramatic contrast and quirky terminals give text an expressive, characterful voice rather than a sober, utilitarian one.
The design appears intended as an expressive contrasted sans for display typography, prioritizing character, motion, and memorable letterforms. Its tapered terminals and swelling strokes suggest a goal of merging clean sans structures with a hand-rendered, decorative energy.
Uppercase forms are especially emblematic, with simplified structures enlivened by tapered joins and occasional spur-like details. Numerals follow the same contrast and rounding, with some forms featuring distinctive cuts and swells that make them stand out in headings and short strings.