Sans Contrasted Untu 3 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Beatrice Display' and 'Beatrice Headline' by Monotype and 'Gella Display' by Slava Antipov (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, logos, packaging, assertive, playful, retro, punchy, quirky, impact, distinctiveness, display, graphic detail, brand voice, geometric, chunky, rounded, crisp, stencil-like.
A heavy, wide sans with chunky, geometric forms and pronounced internal shaping. Counters tend to be compact and often circular, while joins and terminals are clean and crisp, creating a strong black-and-white rhythm. Several glyphs show deliberate cut-ins and thin incised lines that read as stencil-like detailing rather than conventional stroke modulation, adding a graphic, constructed feel. The overall texture is dense and steady, with rounded bowls and confident curves balancing the blocky verticals and horizontals.
Best suited for short, high-impact applications such as headlines, posters, and brand marks where its dense weight and graphic cut details can read clearly. It also works well on packaging and promotional layouts that benefit from a distinctive, constructed sans. For longer passages, it is most effective at larger sizes where the interior detailing remains legible.
The tone is bold and attention-seeking, with a playful, slightly retro sensibility. Its engineered cut details give it a quirky, display-forward personality that feels energetic and modernist at once, leaning more toward graphic impact than neutrality.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual presence with a distinctive constructed twist—combining broad, geometric sans proportions with deliberate incisions that create a memorable signature in display typography.
In text settings the distinctive cut-ins become a recurring motif that adds character but can also introduce visual noise at smaller sizes. The numerals and capitals carry the strongest poster-like presence, while the lowercase keeps a compact, sturdy silhouette that maintains a tight typographic color.