Sans Contrasted Isne 3 is a bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, game ui, tech packaging, futuristic, techno, industrial, sporty, retro sci-fi, impact, sci-fi feel, brand presence, display clarity, rounded corners, squared curves, extended, compact apertures, ink-trap like cuts.
A heavy, extended sans with squared, rounded-corner geometry and subtly sculpted strokes. Curves are rendered as boxy bowls with small internal counters, while terminals tend to be blunt and horizontally biased, creating a steady, mechanical rhythm. The design uses noticeable stroke modulation and strategic cut-ins at joins and corners, which keeps dense shapes from clogging and adds a crisp, engineered feel. Overall spacing reads generous for the width, with sturdy numerals and highly consistent cap height and baseline alignment.
Best suited for bold display settings where impact and a futuristic voice are desired: headlines, posters, esports or sports identities, product packaging, and UI titles for games or tech. It can work in short paragraphs at large sizes, but its dense counters and stylized joins favor prominent sizing over small text.
The tone is assertive and synthetic, with a distinctly techno/industrial character that recalls sci‑fi interfaces and performance branding. Its broad stance and hard-edged rounding feel energetic and confident, projecting speed and machinery rather than warmth or intimacy.
The letterforms appear designed to deliver maximum presence with a futuristic, engineered aesthetic—using wide silhouettes, squared curves, and controlled cut-ins to maintain clarity in heavy strokes while emphasizing a techno identity.
Distinctive details include boxy ‘O’/‘0’ forms with inset counters, angular diagonals on letters like V/W/X/Y, and occasional notch-like relief at junctions (e.g., in S and some lowercase joins). The lowercase mirrors the caps’ squared construction, producing a unified voice that stays graphic and display-oriented even in longer lines of text.