Sans Contrasted Puve 3 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, gaming, titles, dynamic, aggressive, sporty, industrial, retro, impact, speed cue, headline focus, texture, oblique, condensed, wedged, angular, ink-trap.
A sharply slanted, heavy display sans with angular construction and pronounced stroke modulation. Letterforms are built from tapered, wedge-like strokes and crisp corners, creating a cut-in, aerodynamic silhouette. Counters are compact and often squared-off, with frequent notch-like cuts that read as ink-trap or stencil-adjacent detailing. The rhythm is tight and forward-leaning, with short apertures and decisive terminals that keep text blocks dense and punchy.
Best suited for large-scale applications such as posters, titles, sports identities, gaming UI headlines, and packaging callouts where a fast, forceful voice is desirable. It can work for short subheads or signage when ample size and spacing are available, but its dense counters and aggressive cuts make it less ideal for long-form reading.
The font conveys speed and force, with a mechanical, high-energy attitude. Its slanted stance and knife-edged joins suggest motorsport, action branding, and assertive headlines rather than quiet editorial use. Overall, it feels bold, competitive, and slightly retro-futuristic.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a streamlined, speed-themed aesthetic. Its tapered strokes and strategic cut-ins seem crafted to produce a distinctive, machined texture while maintaining strong silhouette recognition in bold, slanted settings.
In continuous text the internal notches and sharp joins create a distinctive texture, especially in letters like S, R, and K. Numerals follow the same tapered, cut-in logic, keeping the set visually consistent and suited to scoreboards, pricing, and impact-oriented callouts.