Slab Square Vene 3 is a very light, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, headlines, posters, book covers, branding, elegant, bookish, vintage, refined, space-saving, editorial voice, modern classic, crisp display, condensed, monolinear, bracketless, square-ended, hairline serifs.
A condensed serif with a monolinear, hairline stroke weight and crisp, square-ended slab serifs. The design is markedly vertical and streamlined, with tight sidebearings, compact counters, and consistent rhythm across capitals and lowercase. Serifs are minimal and unbracketed, giving stems and crossbars a clean, engineered finish rather than a calligraphic one. Numerals and punctuation follow the same narrow, upright construction, maintaining a neat, columnar texture in text.
Best suited to editorial headlines, magazine titling, book covers, and display settings where a refined, condensed serif texture is desired. It can also work for short to medium blocks of text in layouts that benefit from a tall, economical letterform and a clean, classic voice.
The overall tone is poised and literary, evoking classic printed matter with a modern, pared-back sharpness. Its tall, slender forms feel formal and a bit theatrical, projecting sophistication without heaviness. The crisp terminals add a subtle architectural character that reads as controlled and composed.
Likely designed to deliver an elegant slab-serif presence in a compact width, combining a classic serif structure with crisp, square terminals for a contemporary, graphic finish. The consistent stroke logic and narrow proportions suggest an intention to create a distinctive editorial color while conserving horizontal space.
The uppercase set is especially statuesque, while the lowercase keeps an even, disciplined cadence that supports continuous reading. Round letters (like O/C) are drawn with restrained curvature, reinforcing the font’s narrow, vertical emphasis and giving lines of text a clean, high-contrast silhouette against the page.