Sans Contrasted Kilo 3 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, gaming, branding, logotypes, sci‑fi, techno, industrial, futuristic, arcade, display impact, tech aesthetic, modular system, industrial edge, interface styling, geometric, angular, chamfered, modular, octagonal.
A geometric, display-minded sans built from blocky strokes with frequent chamfered corners and octagonal bowl structures. Stems are mostly straight and rigid, with selective stroke breaks and horizontal cut-ins that create a stenciled, segmented feel. Curves are minimized in favor of flat facets; counters tend to be rectangular or octagonal, and terminals often end in clipped angles. The lowercase shares the same constructed logic as the uppercase, with a tall, prominent x-height and compact apertures that keep shapes tight at large sizes.
Best suited to short-form settings where its constructed details can be appreciated: headlines, posters, esports and gaming graphics, tech branding, packaging accents, and interface-style titling. It performs particularly well when given generous size and spacing, and when paired with a simpler companion for body text.
The overall tone reads futuristic and engineered—evoking control panels, arcade hardware, and science-fiction interfaces. Its sharp angles and segmented detailing add a slightly aggressive, mechanical energy while maintaining a clean, systematic rhythm.
The design appears intended to translate a modular, machine-cut aesthetic into a cohesive alphabet—prioritizing strong silhouette, angular geometry, and a consistent system of chamfers and internal breaks for a distinctive display voice.
Distinctive internal notches and horizontal slits recur across multiple letters, giving the face a cohesive “cut” motif that can become visually busy when tightly tracked. Numerals follow the same faceted, display-centric construction, leaning toward a digital/industrial look rather than text neutrality.