Sans Normal Tobiy 3 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, magazine, branding, packaging, posters, editorial, luxury, fashion, dramatic, refined, display impact, luxury tone, editorial voice, modern elegance, high-contrast, sculpted, crisp, sharp, elegant.
This typeface combines large, rounded bowls with extremely fine hairlines, producing a striking high-contrast texture. Curves are smooth and spacious, while joins and terminals often taper to needle-thin points, giving many letters a sculpted, cut-in look. Uppercase forms feel expansive and stable, with generous counters and a crisp, controlled rhythm; lowercase keeps a straightforward, readable structure while retaining the same contrast and tapered details. Overall spacing reads open and airy, and the letterforms show a measured, editorial cadence rather than a purely geometric monotone.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, magazine titles, fashion and beauty branding, premium packaging, and poster typography where the hairlines can be appreciated. It can work for short pull quotes or subheads, but the extreme contrast makes it less ideal for dense, small-size body text.
The overall tone is polished and dramatic, with a strong fashion/editorial sensibility. The sharp hairlines and bold-to-thin transitions create a sense of luxury and precision, making the design feel curated, modern, and slightly theatrical rather than casual.
The design appears intended to deliver an upscale, contemporary display voice by pairing broad, open curves with razor-thin details. Its emphasis on contrast and refined tapering suggests a goal of creating impactful typography that feels elegant and editorial while remaining clean and modern in overall construction.
The design’s finest strokes are extremely delicate compared to its thick stems, so the visual character shifts noticeably with size: at larger sizes the hairlines read as intentional sparkle, while at smaller sizes the heavy strokes dominate and the thin connections may visually recede. Numerals echo the same sculpted contrast, with rounded figures and crisp, tapered entry/exit strokes that reinforce the display-forward personality.