Sans Normal Wakot 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, magazines, book text, headlines, branding, elegant, refined, classic, stylish, editorial tone, premium feel, classic revival, space efficiency, bracketed, calligraphic, transitional, crisp, formal.
This typeface features crisp, high-contrast strokes with a vertical stress and subtly flared, serif-like terminals that read as small wedges rather than blunt cuts. Curves are smooth and taut, while joins and apexes stay sharp, giving the letterforms a clean, sculpted look. Proportions are compact, with relatively tight counters in round letters and a measured rhythm in the lowercase; ascenders rise cleanly and descenders are modest but present. Numerals and capitals show a poised, bookish construction, balancing thin hairlines against sturdy stems for a polished, print-oriented texture.
It works especially well for editorial typography—magazine features, book interiors, pull quotes, and refined headlines—where its contrast and tapered terminals can provide sophistication and hierarchy. It can also serve in branding and packaging that want a premium, cultured tone, particularly in medium-to-large sizes where the hairlines remain clear.
The overall tone is refined and literary, with a quiet sense of sophistication. Its sharp contrast and tapered endings lend a slightly ceremonial, fashion-adjacent feel without becoming ornate, making it read as modern-classic rather than overtly historical.
The font appears designed to deliver a contemporary, editorial reading experience by combining narrow, space-efficient proportions with a high-contrast, finely finished stroke structure. Its tapered terminals and controlled curves suggest an intention to evoke classic typography while maintaining a crisp, modern rendering.
The design’s contrast makes horizontals and hairlines delicate, so it creates a bright, lively page color at text sizes and a dramatic shimmer when enlarged. The lowercase shows a traditional, text-serif sensibility in the way terminals finish and how bowls connect to stems, contributing to a composed, editorial voice.