Serif Contrasted Puwu 3 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, magazine, fashion, branding, luxury, dramatic, refined, display impact, luxury tone, editorial style, elegant emphasis, expressive italic, swashy, calligraphic, crisp, sculptural, brilliant.
A high-contrast italic serif with a pronounced rightward slant, sharp triangular wedge serifs, and very fine hairlines that snap into heavy, glossy-looking main strokes. Forms are wide and open, with a vertical-ish stress that reads through the ovals, while entry/exit strokes taper to needle points. Curves are sculpted and slightly calligraphic, with distinctive teardrop terminals and occasional swash-like tails, especially in the lowercase. Numerals follow the same contrast and italic flow, with elegant, curling details on figures like 2, 3, and 9.
Best suited to display settings such as magazine headlines, fashion and beauty branding, premium packaging, posters, and pull quotes where its contrast and italic movement can be appreciated. It can also work for short subheads or titles when given ample size and spacing.
The overall tone is glamorous and theatrical—polished, upscale, and attention-grabbing. It suggests couture editorial typography, classic elegance, and a confident sense of drama without feeling ornamental for its own sake.
This design appears intended as a modern, high-fashion italic serif that combines Didone-like contrast with calligraphic motion, delivering luxurious impact and crisp sophistication in display typography.
Capital shapes are clean and poised, while the lowercase carries more personality through looping descenders and lively joins, creating a strong rhythm in words. The strong contrast and delicate hairlines make the texture sparkle at display sizes, but also demand careful handling on busy backgrounds or at small sizes.