Sans Normal Modif 3 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, playful, chunky, retro, friendly, punchy, attention grabbing, friendly display, retro flavor, bold branding, soft corners, bulky, roundish, compact counters, cartoonish.
This typeface uses heavy, blocky letterforms with a broadly geometric base and softened corners. Strokes are consistently thick with minimal modulation, and many shapes appear slightly squashed or expanded, creating a lively, irregular rhythm across the alphabet. Counters are relatively small and rounded, joins are sturdy, and terminals often finish bluntly, giving the overall silhouette a compact, ink-trap-free solidity. The lowercase includes single-storey forms (notably a and g), with short ascenders/descenders and a robust, simplified construction that favors mass over detail.
It performs best as a display face for posters, large headlines, product packaging, and bold brand marks where impact and friendliness are priorities. It can also work for short UI labels or signage when set with generous tracking and adequate size to preserve counter clarity.
The overall tone is bold and approachable, with a humorous, cartoon-like energy. Its slightly bouncy shapes and chunky presence evoke retro display lettering and informal signage, leaning more fun than formal. The font feels confident and attention-seeking without becoming sharp or aggressive.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a friendly, rounded geometric voice, prioritizing immediacy and character over refined text readability. Its simplified forms and exuberant proportions suggest a focus on branding and expressive titling.
In text settings the dense color and tight internal spaces make it read best at larger sizes, where the rounded counters and quirky proportions are clearer. Numerals follow the same heavy, simplified logic, matching the letters in weight and visual presence.