Sans Contrasted Enku 3 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, industrial, techno, retro, assertive, mechanical, impact, tech aesthetic, retro futurism, signage clarity, modular design, square, blocky, stencil-like, condensed counters, modular.
A heavy, square-built sans with rounded outer corners and predominantly straight, vertical/horizontal strokes. The forms feel modular and machined, with tight, rectangular counters and frequent notches or cut-ins that create a subtly stencil-like construction. Curves are minimized and when present they read as softened corners rather than true rounds, giving the alphabet a rigid, engineered rhythm. Spacing and silhouettes are chunky and compact, producing strong word shapes with high ink coverage and clear, geometric terminals.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, branding marks, and bold packaging where its blocky geometry can carry visual impact. It can also work for signage and interface-style labels when a mechanical, retro-tech voice is desired, while very small text may lose detail in the tight counters and notches.
The overall tone is industrial and tech-forward, with a retro arcade/sci‑fi flavor. Its dense black shapes and squared geometry project confidence and utility, suggesting machinery, signage, and digital-era design rather than softness or elegance.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, geometric display voice with an engineered, modular aesthetic. Its squared construction and deliberate cut-ins suggest a focus on distinctive, high-impact letterforms that evoke industrial and sci‑fi contexts.
Distinctive cutouts and interior apertures (notably in letters like B, R, a, e, and g) add character and help separate similar shapes at display sizes. Numerals follow the same block construction, matching the typeface’s consistent, modular logic.