Sans Contrasted Kify 3 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, logotypes, magazine covers, avant-garde, futuristic, editorial, minimalist, art deco, distinct identity, display impact, geometric exploration, editorial style, retro-futurism, geometric, high-waist, chiseled, stencil-like, modular.
A geometric sans with extreme internal contrast created by razor-thin hairlines paired with broad, rounded bowls and heavy horizontal cuts. Many glyphs are built from modular arcs and straight segments, with a recurring "slice" through counters that produces a banded, stencil-like effect in letters such as B, C, D, O, and numerals like 8 and 9. Terminals are predominantly flat and crisp, joins are clean, and round forms read as near-circular with tight, controlled apertures. Lowercase appears large relative to caps, with simplified shapes and a single-storey a; the overall rhythm alternates between strong black masses and delicate vertical filaments, giving the texture a deliberately graphic, constructed feel.
Best suited to display roles where the sliced geometry can read clearly: headlines, posters, album/film titles, fashion or culture editorial, and distinctive brand marks. It can work well for short subheads and large-format signage where the hairlines and internal cuts remain legible, and where a strong, stylized voice is desirable over plain text readability.
The tone is sleek and experimental—more fashion-forward and concept-driven than neutral. Its sharp hairlines and bold sliced forms evoke a retro-futurist, Art Deco–adjacent sensibility, with a sense of luxury and editorial drama. The visual voice is confident and stylized, designed to be noticed.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a geometric sans through dramatic contrast and a consistent internal cutting motif, creating a recognizable silhouette and a high-impact typographic texture. Its construction suggests a focus on contemporary branding and editorial display, prioritizing visual identity and rhythm over neutrality.
The distinctive midline banding becomes a unifying motif across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, creating strong identity but also a busier word shape at smaller sizes. The thinnest strokes are extremely fine compared to the main masses, so contrast-driven sparkle and intermittent “wire” strokes are part of the intended look. Numerals mirror the same sliced construction, keeping headline settings cohesive.