Sans Normal Urnes 3 is a very light, normal width, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, display, fashion, editorial, invitations, elegant, airy, refined, elegance, expression, branding, luxury, hairline, calligraphic, flowing, delicate, swashy.
A very slender italic with sweeping, calligraphic construction and pronounced thick–thin modulation. Strokes taper to hairline terminals, and many glyphs feature elongated entry/exit strokes that create a lively, diagonal rhythm. Curves are smooth and open, counters are generous, and joins stay crisp, giving the face a light, airy color on the page. Uppercase forms lean toward graceful, rounded silhouettes, while the lowercase shows more handwritten logic with occasional flourished shapes and extended ascenders/descenders.
Best suited for display typography where its hairline details and dramatic modulation can be appreciated—magazine headlines, brand marks, lookbooks, and elegant event or wedding materials. It can also work for short pull quotes or packaging copy when set large with comfortable tracking and generous line spacing.
The overall tone is poised and luxurious, with a fashion-forward, editorial sensibility. Its dramatic contrast and flowing strokes read as romantic and sophisticated, lending a sense of ceremony and crafted refinement.
The font appears designed to deliver a modern, high-fashion italic voice with a strong sense of movement and refinement. Its exaggerated contrast and occasional flourished strokes suggest an emphasis on expressive, premium display settings over utilitarian text density.
The design includes several distinctive swash-like gestures (notably in letters such as J, Q, g, y, and some diagonals), which increases personality but also makes spacing and line texture more animated. Numerals follow the same delicate, high-contrast logic, with elegant curves and thin hairlines that visually match the letterforms.