Shadow Tida 3 is a very light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: horror titles, fantasy covers, game ui, posters, album art, handmade, spooky, enigmatic, ancient, quirky, evoke mystique, add tension, handmade texture, thematic titling, angular, scratchy, jagged, calligraphic, irregular.
A wiry, hand-drawn display face with sharp, tapered strokes and visibly uneven contours. Letterforms favor angular construction with occasional wedge-like terminals and slight curvature in bowls, producing a lively, irregular rhythm. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, with narrow counters and compact interior spaces; rounds like O and Q appear loosely drawn and slightly asymmetric. The texture suggests a lightly shadowed/offset presence in places, reading as an intentional sketch-like echo rather than a perfectly uniform mechanical outline.
This font works best at display sizes where its delicate, scratchy strokes and angular details remain clear. It’s well suited to horror and dark-fantasy titling, game and tabletop RPG graphics, posters, and atmospheric packaging or promotional art where a hand-inked, occult-adjacent feel is desired. In longer text, generous size and spacing help preserve readability and prevent the thin strokes from fading.
The overall tone feels arcane and ritualistic, like inked marks or carved symbols rendered with a quick, confident hand. Its jittery edges and spiky terminals add tension and mystery, while the playful inconsistencies keep it from becoming overly severe. The result is atmospheric and characterful, suited to eerie or fantastical themes.
The design appears intended to evoke hand-rendered, symbolic lettering with a faint shadowed echo, prioritizing mood and texture over strict geometric regularity. Its irregular widths, tapered strokes, and spiky terminals suggest an expressive display tool for dramatic, narrative-driven themes.
Lowercase forms are simplified and idiosyncratic, with single-storey constructions and occasional unconventional joins that emphasize a handmade voice. Numerals follow the same drawn logic, with open, slightly warped curves and sharp turns that keep the texture consistent across mixed copy.