Shadow Rana 3 is a very light, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, album art, event titles, eerie, whimsical, handmade, occult, quirky, atmosphere, distressing, texture, decorative, character, cutout, broken strokes, ink-trap, stenciled, spidery.
A delicate display face built from thin, calligraphic strokes that appear partially carved away, producing a consistent cutout/eroded rhythm along stems, bowls, and curves. The letterforms keep readable skeletons but introduce frequent gaps, notches, and small offset fragments that create a shadow-like double impression in places. Curves are soft and slightly wavy, terminals are tapered, and joins feel hand-drawn rather than strictly geometric. Overall spacing reads a touch airy, with a lively, uneven texture that becomes more pronounced in longer text lines.
Best suited to display settings where the cutout details can remain visible—posters, editorial headlines, book or game titles, album art, and themed event materials. It will perform most confidently at medium-to-large sizes and with generous tracking or line spacing when used in short phrases.
The repeated nicks and floating fragments give the font a mysterious, slightly unsettling tone—like signage worn by time or lettering scratched into a surface. At the same time, the buoyant curves and playful breaks keep it from feeling harsh, landing in a quirky, storybook-adjacent space with a hint of the occult.
The design appears intended to mimic hand-rendered lettering with intentional erosion and an offset shadow-like fragmentation, creating a decorative texture without abandoning basic Latin letter recognition. Its goal seems to be atmosphere and character first, with readability preserved for titling rather than extended body copy.
In the samples, the internal cutouts and offset slivers create a shimmering effect that can soften edges and reduce clarity at small sizes, while looking intentional and decorative when given room. Round letters (C, O, Q) showcase the carved-in arcs clearly, and diagonals (V, W, X, Y) emphasize the spidery, fractured stroke behavior.