Slab Square Tadar 3 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, sports branding, editorial, retro, assertive, sporty, industrial, strong emphasis, compact display, brand impact, headline clarity, dynamic tone, bracketless, blocky, condensed, angular, ink-trapless.
A slanted slab-serif with compact proportions and a tight, forward-leaning rhythm. Strokes are sturdy with moderate contrast, and terminals resolve into flat, square-ended slabs that read strongly at display sizes. The letterforms favor angular joins and blunt cuts, with short serifs and minimal bracketing, giving the face a crisp, machined feel. Counters are relatively small for the weight, and the overall texture is dark and even, with consistent width and clear baseline discipline across capitals, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited to headlines, subheads, posters, and punchy editorial callouts where its dark color and slab terminals can carry emphasis. It also works well for branding applications such as sports identities, product packaging, and wordmarks that benefit from a condensed, energetic italic presence. For long passages, it’s most effective in short, high-impact blocks rather than sustained reading.
The design projects a bold, no-nonsense voice with a distinctly vintage editorial flavor. Its italic posture adds urgency and motion, while the squared slabs and dense color give it a hardworking, poster-ready attitude. The tone sits comfortably between classic newspaper emphasis and athletic/industrial branding.
This font appears designed to deliver strong emphasis in a compact footprint, combining an italic, energetic stance with squared slab details for impact. The consistent, blocky terminal treatment suggests an intention toward robust display typography that remains legible under tight spacing and bold styling.
Capitals appear compact and emphatic, while the lowercase maintains a readable, traditional skeleton under the heavy slabs. Numerals are sturdy and straightforward, matching the same square terminal logic and contributing to a cohesive, signlike texture in mixed text.