Sans Normal Efdes 3 is a light, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: ui text, captions, editorial, branding, presentations, modern, clean, quiet, fluid, technical, readability, emphasis, neutrality, clarity, modernity, oblique, humanist, open apertures, round counters, soft terminals.
A slanted sans with smooth, elliptical construction and consistently rounded counters. Strokes stay even and relatively slender, with gentle modulation visible in curved joins and bowls rather than sharp contrast. Terminals are mostly clean and slightly softened, and the overall drawing favors open apertures and uncluttered silhouettes for letters like a, e, s, and c. Capitals are simple and upright in structure but uniformly obliqued, while the lowercase keeps a compact, readable rhythm with a single-storey a and g and a modestly sized t crossbar.
Works well for interface and product typography, captions, and general-purpose editorial use where a clean oblique is needed for emphasis or hierarchy. The open shapes and straightforward numerals also suit dashboards, labels, and presentation typography that benefits from a modern, unobtrusive italic voice.
The overall tone is contemporary and understated, with a calm, streamlined voice. Its oblique posture adds a sense of motion and immediacy without becoming expressive or calligraphic. The result feels efficient and polite—more "modern interface" than "retro" or "decorative."
Designed to provide a contemporary italic sans that remains highly readable, using rounded geometry and open apertures to keep word shapes clear at small and medium sizes. The oblique angle appears intended for emphasis and hierarchy while maintaining a neutral, versatile character.
Figures are clear and rounded, with a notably open, friendly 0 and a straightforward 1, supporting quick scanning. Diagonal-heavy letters (K, V, W, X, Y) keep crisp geometry, while bowls (B, D, P, R, b, p) remain smooth and stable, giving the face a balanced texture in continuous text.