Slab Contrasted Lege 3 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, signage, packaging, confident, traditional, editorial, collegiate, robust, impact, clarity, heritage, authority, readability, bracketed, chunky, ink-trap, crisp, lively.
A sturdy slab-serif with broad proportions, bracketed serifs, and a firm, print-oriented rhythm. Strokes show clear contrast, with thick verticals and comparatively lighter joins, while terminals resolve into squared, blocky slabs that stay consistent across caps and lowercase. Counters are generous and rounds are smooth, giving the design a readable, open texture; the lowercase keeps a straightforward, workhorse structure with occasional angular joins and slightly asymmetric details that add movement. Numerals and capitals carry a solid, poster-friendly presence, with a crisp baseline and emphatic horizontal finishes.
This font is well suited to headlines, posters, and display typography where its robust slabs and broad proportions can project clearly. It also works well for branding, packaging, and signage that benefits from a traditional, trustworthy voice and a strong typographic silhouette.
The overall tone feels authoritative and familiar, like classic editorial or campus signage typography. Its strong slabs and confident widths read as dependable and slightly nostalgic, balancing seriousness with a touch of lively, inked character.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic slab-serif voice with strong presence and clear structure, pairing traditional forms with enough contrast and detail to stay lively in display settings. Its emphasis on sturdy serifs and open counters suggests a balance between impact and legibility across short to medium text runs.
In text, the heavy serifs and broad letterforms create pronounced word shapes and strong horizontal emphasis, which can feel dense at large sizes in long paragraphs but highly punchy for headings. The design’s slightly irregular, carved-like joins and sturdy slabs give it a tactile, print-era flavor.