Sans Contrasted Elke 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, titles, playful, retro, bold, cheerful, bookish, display impact, retro flavor, quirky tone, signage feel, editorial titles, triangular joins, ink-trap feel, teardrop terminals, ball terminals, rounded bowls.
A heavy, high-energy contrasted sans with sharp triangular joins and distinctive internal cut-ins that create an ink-trap-like look in corners and counters. Strokes alternate between stout verticals and tapered or narrowed connections, giving a lively rhythm and a slightly carved, poster-like texture. Terminals frequently resolve into small teardrops or ball-like ends, while bowls and curves stay broadly rounded and open. Capitals are assertive and geometric with simplified construction, and the overall fit feels display-oriented with noticeable, characterful shapes in letters like G, Q, S, and the diagonals of K, V, W, and X.
Best suited for headlines, titles, posters, and branding where distinctive letter silhouettes are an advantage. It should work especially well in short phrases on packaging, event graphics, and editorial display settings where the lively contrast and corner detailing can be appreciated.
The font conveys a playful retro confidence—friendly and quirky rather than austere. Its punchy shapes and decorative corner cuts suggest mid-century signage and editorial headline energy, with a humorous, slightly theatrical tone.
The font appears intended to deliver a bold, characterful display voice by mixing geometric foundations with expressive corner cuts and tapered connections. Its construction prioritizes memorable shapes and a rhythmic texture over neutral text economy, aiming for immediate impact and a playful, retro-leaning personality.
The design leans on consistent corner carving and tapered joins as a unifying motif, producing strong silhouettes that remain recognizable even at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same display logic with simplified forms and prominent contrast cues, making them feel integrated with the letterforms.