Sans Contrasted Hyba 3 is a very bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, magazine covers, branding, logotypes, editorial, fashion, dramatic, sophisticated, retro, display impact, editorial voice, luxury feel, retro flair, flared, bulbous, tapered, bracketed, teardrop terminals.
A heavy, display-oriented face with pronounced stroke modulation and generous horizontal proportions. Letterforms combine broad, dark main strokes with sharply thinned joins and hairline-like cross-strokes, creating a distinctly contrasted rhythm. Many terminals flare or taper into teardrop shapes, and counters are compact, giving a dense, poster-like color. Curves are smooth and rounded while straight elements stay crisp, producing a polished, high-impact silhouette across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for large-scale applications such as headlines, posters, magazine and campaign typography, and brand marks where the high contrast and wide proportions can be appreciated. It can work for short subheads or pull quotes, but is most effective when given room and set at display sizes.
The overall tone is confident and theatrical, with a refined, editorial sensibility. Its bold presence and sculpted contrast suggest luxury and headline drama, while the flared terminals introduce a subtly vintage, show-card flair.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum impact with a stylish, contrasted construction—pairing substantial strokes with elegant, tapered details to create a memorable display voice for contemporary editorial and branding contexts.
The design leans on strong silhouette recognition: wide bowls and rounded forms carry most of the visual weight, while thin connecting strokes add sparkle and contrast. In text settings, the dark massing reads powerful but benefits from ample size and spacing to keep the finer strokes from visually disappearing.