Sans Contrasted Edki 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, signage, playful, retro, friendly, chunky, quirky, attention-grabbing, brandable, retro warmth, friendly display, high impact, rounded, soft corners, bulbous, bouncy, high-ink.
A heavy, rounded display sans with soft corners and subtly tapered joins that create a gentle, contrastic feel in the strokes. The forms are broad and roomy with large counters and a compact, blocky rhythm that stays highly legible at large sizes. Terminals tend toward flattened, slightly flared ends, giving many letters a carved, molded look rather than a purely geometric construction. Curves are smooth and full, and the overall silhouette reads as sturdy and poster-forward with intentionally idiosyncratic details in several glyph shapes.
Best suited for display settings where personality and impact matter: headlines, posters, packaging, storefront/signage, and logo wordmarks. It can also work for short bursts of text (taglines, UI labels, section headers) when a warm, bold voice is desired, but its strong shapes are most effective at medium-to-large sizes.
The font conveys a playful, retro-leaning tone—confident and friendly, with a hint of whimsy. Its chunky presence feels informal and approachable, lending itself to upbeat branding and attention-grabbing headlines rather than restrained, corporate minimalism.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, approachable display voice with a retro, softened aesthetic—prioritizing recognizability, large counters, and a distinctive silhouette for branding and promotional use.
The lowercase shows a single-storey “a” and “g” and a generally rounded, compact texture that keeps words cohesive. Numerals are similarly stout and stylized, matching the letterforms’ soft-cornered, high-impact personality. Spacing in the sample text reads generous enough to preserve clarity despite the heavy weight.