Sans Contrasted Lonif 3 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: branding, editorial, headlines, packaging, ui text, modern, refined, clean, airy, modern clarity, editorial polish, versatile system, geometric, humanist, crisp, minimal, high-clarity.
A clean sans with open forms and a restrained, contemporary construction. Strokes show gentle modulation, most evident in rounded letters and the numerals, giving the design a slightly calligraphic rhythm without becoming decorative. Curves are smooth and near-circular (notably in C, O, Q, and 0), while terminals are mostly straight and crisp, producing a tidy, controlled texture in text. The lowercase uses a single-storey a and g, with a compact, rounded e and simple, functional shapes throughout, supporting legibility at larger and moderate text sizes.
Well suited to branding systems, editorial headlines and subheads, and clean packaging typography where a contemporary, high-clarity sans is needed. It also works for interface labels and short-to-medium reading passages where a slightly contrasted sans can add polish without sacrificing clarity.
The overall tone is modern and refined, with an airy, understated elegance. Its subtle contrast and generous counters create a calm, editorial feel—professional rather than playful, and sleek without looking cold.
The design appears intended to balance geometric cleanliness with a touch of stroke modulation for sophistication. By pairing open, round structures with controlled contrast and straightforward lowercase forms, it aims to deliver a versatile modern sans that looks polished in display sizes while remaining readable in text settings.
The uppercase feels wide and open, with circular letters reading particularly smooth and stable. Descenders and ascenders are cleanly handled, and the numerals appear designed to harmonize with the round-based geometry (notably 6, 8, and 9), giving headings and UI numbers a polished, consistent voice.