Slab Square Aflet 3 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, editorial, packaging, gothic, traditional, institutional, heraldic, bookish, historic flavor, authority, engraved look, display clarity, typographic texture, blackletter-leaning, angular, beveled, chiseled, octagonal forms.
A compact, angular serif design with crisp, squared slab-like terminals and a consistently low-contrast stroke structure. Many curves are faceted into straight segments, producing octagonal counters and pointed joins (notably in round letters and numerals), while stems remain straight and vertical. Proportions are relatively tight with modest aperture openings, and the lowercase shows a conventional x-height with tall ascenders and descenders that keep an even, disciplined rhythm. Overall spacing reads controlled and slightly condensed, supporting firm word shapes without relying on heavy modulation.
It performs best in headlines, subheads, mastheads, and short-to-medium editorial passages where a traditional, Gothic-inflected voice is desired. The structured texture also suits branding, labels, and packaging that need a historic or institutional flavor, and it can work for pull quotes or section openers where distinctive word shapes are beneficial.
The font conveys a Gothic-leaning, old-world seriousness with a clean, disciplined construction. Its chiseled geometry and emphatic terminals suggest authority and tradition, giving text a formal, institutional tone rather than a casual or playful one.
The design appears intended to modernize a Gothic/blackletter sensibility into a cleaner, more typographic serif system: angular, faceted forms and square terminals provide a crafted, engraved feel while keeping legibility suitable for contemporary display and editorial use.
The uppercase has a display-like rigidity with sharp inner corners and faceted round forms, while the lowercase remains more text-oriented but retains the same carved, angular detailing. Numerals follow the same faceted logic, making them feel emblematic and consistent in headlines and titling settings.