Sans Contrasted Erpu 3 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, gaming, packaging, futuristic, techno, arcade, industrial, space-age, sci-fi display, impactful branding, digital aesthetic, modular system, blocky, modular, rounded corners, ink-trap like, notched.
A heavy, block-constructed sans with wide, squarish proportions and softly rounded outer corners. Strokes are thick and compact, with frequent internal notches and slit-like counters that create a cutout, mechanical rhythm. Many joins show stepped transitions and squared terminals, while small rectangular apertures and ink-trap-like nicks add texture and keep dark areas from fully closing. The overall color is dense and even, with deliberately simplified bowls and narrow openings that emphasize a geometric, engineered feel.
Best suited to large-size display settings such as headlines, posters, game/UI titling, and bold branding marks where its notched details and dense weight can read as intentional styling. It can also work for short labels or packaging callouts that want a tech-industrial voice, but extended text will feel heavy and visually busy.
The face conveys a retro-future, console-like tone: assertive, synthetic, and purpose-built. Its chunky silhouettes and stylized cutouts suggest sci‑fi interfaces, arcade cabinets, and industrial labeling rather than neutral everyday typography.
The design appears aimed at creating a strong, futuristic display sans built from modular, near-rectilinear shapes, using cutouts and notches to add character and maintain separation in tight, heavy forms.
Counters are often reduced to small rectangular windows, and several letters rely on distinctive cut-ins to separate forms, which strengthens the display character but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes. The numerals match the same modular logic, producing a cohesive, systemized look across the set.