Sans Normal Marep 3 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, logos, playful, retro, friendly, punchy, bold, attention grabbing, friendly impact, retro display, brand voice, chunky, rounded, soft corners, compact joins, high impact.
A heavy, rounded display sans with broad, blunted shapes and smooth, swelling curves. Strokes feel monolinear overall, with gentle modulation created by the way bowls and terminals thicken into soft, flattened ends. Counters are relatively small and rounded, giving the letters a dense, weighty color on the page, while diagonals (V, W, X) and the angled elements of A and Y remain sturdy and simplified. The lowercase keeps a single-storey a and g, and the figures are wide and bulbous with closed, oval counters.
This font is strongest in large sizes for headlines, poster typography, packaging, and logo wordmarks where a dense, rounded silhouette is desirable. It can also work for short UI or signage callouts when a friendly, high-impact voice is needed, but it is less suited to small text or lengthy reading due to its tight counters and heavy texture.
The overall tone is cheerful and assertive, with a classic, slightly retro poster feel. Its rounded massing reads friendly rather than aggressive, making it well suited to playful headlines and bold brand moments.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact with a welcoming, rounded character, prioritizing bold presence and legibility at display sizes. Its simplified geometry and softened terminals suggest a contemporary take on classic heavy display lettering for attention-grabbing titles and branding.
The design favors compact interior spaces and broad curves, so it performs best when given generous tracking and line spacing, especially in longer headline lines. Round letters like O, Q, and e appear especially full and stable, reinforcing the font’s heavy, soft-edged rhythm.