Sans Contrasted Hiku 3 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, magazine titles, confident, retro, editorial, punchy, playful, impact, display, retro flavor, friendly tone, attention grab, chunky, rounded, blocky, bracketless, ball terminals.
A heavy, display-oriented sans with broad proportions and pronounced contrast between thick verticals and finer joins. Counters are generous and mostly rounded, while many terminals end in soft, ball-like or teardrop shapes that give the forms a slightly inflated look. The overall construction is sturdy and geometric-leaning, with smooth curves, crisp interior corners, and a compact rhythm that keeps letters feeling dense and emphatic. Numerals are similarly weighty and rounded, designed to read as solid shapes rather than delicate figures.
Best suited for large-scale typography where weight and personality are assets: headlines, posters, logos/wordmarks, packaging, and editorial display. It can also work for short callouts or UI banners, but its dense strokes and strong contrast make it most comfortable when given room and size.
The tone is bold and self-assured with a retro, headline-driven character. Its rounded terminals and chunky silhouettes add a friendly, slightly quirky warmth, making it feel energetic and attention-seeking rather than strictly utilitarian.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a friendly, vintage-leaning flavor—combining sturdy, wide letterforms with contrasting strokes and rounded terminals to create a distinctive, readable display voice.
Distinctive details include rounded terminals on several lowercase forms, a two-storey "a" with a strong bowl-and-stem presence, and compact lowercase shapes that maintain a consistent, weight-forward texture. The overall impression is more suited to impact and personality than to long, small-size reading.