Slab Contrasted Hove 3 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Sharp Grotesk Latin' and 'Sharp Grotesk Paneuropean' by Monotype, 'Mreyboll' by Twinletter, and 'Palo Slab' by TypeUnion (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, posters, headlines, packaging, event promos, athletic, poster, retro, assertive, impactful, impact, energy, ruggedness, sports tone, headline focus, slanted, blocky, compact, wedge serif, ink-trap notches.
A heavy, right-slanted slab serif with compact, blocky proportions and a strong headline presence. Strokes are broadly uniform, with squared terminals and bold slab-like serifs that read as wedgey and slightly triangular in places. Many joins show sharp internal notches and cut-ins that create a chiseled, stencil-adjacent texture, especially noticeable in corners and where bowls meet stems. Counters are relatively tight and the lowercase forms feel sturdy and upright in structure despite the slant, producing dense word shapes with strong vertical rhythm.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as sports identity systems, team marks, poster titles, event promotions, and bold packaging callouts. It also works well for pull quotes and section headers where the slant and heavy slabs can drive momentum and attention.
The tone is loud, competitive, and action-oriented, with a distinctly retro display flavor. Its slanted, muscular shapes evoke sports branding, poster headlines, and energetic promotional typography where boldness and speed cues matter more than subtlety.
The design appears aimed at delivering maximum impact with a fast, athletic slant and rugged slab-serif structure. The sharp internal cut-ins and compact counters suggest an intention to keep forms legible at display sizes while adding texture and aggression for branding and poster use.
The numerals are chunky and geometric, matching the letterforms with broad curves and blunt finishes. Uppercase and lowercase maintain consistent weight and angular detailing, and the overall silhouette favors strong diagonals and flat edges over delicate modulation, reinforcing an industrial, cut-letter feel.