Sans Other Kydo 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, children’s, branding, playful, quirky, handmade, whimsical, retro, expressiveness, compactness, handmade feel, display impact, condensed, monoline, tall, bouncy, idiosyncratic.
A tall, condensed sans with mostly monoline strokes and soft, slightly uneven curves that suggest hand-drawn construction. Uppercase forms are narrow and elongated, with rounded bowls and occasional asymmetry that breaks strict geometric regularity. Lowercase letters are compact with a notably small x-height and thin, upright stems; counters are tight and terminals are generally blunt or softly rounded rather than sharply cut. Overall spacing feels lively and slightly irregular, contributing to a loose, sketch-like rhythm in text.
Best suited to display settings where personality matters: posters, headlines, packaging, and brand marks that want an informal, distinctive voice. It can also work for short callouts or captions in playful editorial layouts, but the compressed proportions and small lowercase presence make it less ideal for extended body text.
The font conveys a playful, quirky tone—more characterful than neutral—thanks to its lanky proportions and subtly wobbly stroke behavior. It reads as friendly and offbeat, with a light, informal energy that can feel retro or cartoon-adjacent without becoming overtly decorative.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, space-saving silhouette while adding human, hand-rendered charm. Its exaggerated height and narrowness create a memorable vertical rhythm aimed at expressive display typography rather than strict utilitarian reading.
Numbers follow the same narrow, tall logic, staying simple and legible while retaining the handmade wobble. In longer lines, the strong vertical emphasis creates a distinctive texture, with word shapes that feel animated and slightly bouncy.