Sans Normal Farat 3 is a very light, narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, editorial, airy, minimal, modern, delicate, refined, elegant display, modern identity, minimal clarity, premium tone, monoline, geometric, clean, crisp, rounded.
This typeface is drawn with an extremely fine, monoline stroke and a clean geometric construction. Curves are smooth and elliptical, while straight stems stay rigid and vertical, producing a precise, uncluttered rhythm. Terminals are mostly plain and open, with rounded bowls and counters that keep forms legible despite the light stroke. The overall spacing feels measured and even, with consistent proportions across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to display sizes where the hairline stroke can remain crisp: headlines, posters, brand marks, and premium packaging. It can also work for editorial pull quotes or short passages when set with generous size and leading, especially in clean, high-contrast layouts.
The overall tone is quiet and understated, with a light, architectural feel. Its thin lines and restrained shapes convey a contemporary, refined sensibility that reads as calm, careful, and design-forward rather than expressive or casual.
The design appears intended to deliver a sleek, contemporary sans for elegant presentation, emphasizing precision, clarity, and a light visual footprint. Its consistent geometry and restrained detailing suggest a focus on modern identity and editorial styling where subtlety and whitespace are part of the aesthetic.
Distinctive details include a single-storey lowercase “a,” a small ear on the lowercase “g,” and a gently curved “y” descender, all kept in the same delicate linear system. Numerals follow the same geometric logic, pairing open, rounded forms (0, 6, 8, 9) with sharp, simplified constructions (1, 4, 7).