Sans Contrasted Udzi 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, editorial, packaging, dramatic, stylish, modernist, theatrical, display impact, engraved feel, brand distinctiveness, graphic texture, sharp terminals, incised cuts, wedge joins, sculpted curves, graphic contrast.
A sculptural display face built from broad, dark strokes interrupted by clean, incised cut-ins and tapered wedge joins. Curves are generous and often flattened at turning points, producing a chiseled, stencil-like rhythm within otherwise continuous forms. Counters tend to be compact and asymmetric, with many letters showing deliberate notches or slits at joints and along bowls. The overall texture is dense and energetic, with crisp edges, tight apertures in places, and a consistent system of sharp interior cuts that unifies uppercase, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to short text where the distinctive cut-in details can be appreciated: headlines, magazine covers, posters, brand marks, and packaging. It can work in brief subheads or pull quotes, but the dense texture and sharp interior notches suggest avoiding long body copy at small sizes.
The font conveys a dramatic, fashion-forward tone—part contemporary poster lettering, part engraved signage. Its sharp internal cuts and bold silhouettes create a sense of intrigue and motion, lending headlines a confident, slightly mysterious personality.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, modern display voice with an engraved or carved aesthetic, using systematic internal cuts to add contrast, sparkle, and memorability while keeping letterforms firmly constructed and legible at display sizes.
Uppercase shapes read as strong, emblematic forms, while the lowercase maintains the same cut-in motif, keeping mixed-case settings visually cohesive. Numerals follow the same sculpted logic, with distinctive internal slices and tapered terminals that make them feel highly designed rather than utilitarian.