Slab Square Tyku 3 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Comply Slab' by Arkitype, 'Bourgeois Slab' by Barnbrook Fonts, 'Kairos' by Monotype, and 'Hockeynight Serif' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, packaging, apparel, sporty, retro, assertive, industrial, rugged, high impact, athletic tone, brand presence, retro flavor, blocky, chamfered, compact, angular, oblique.
A heavy, oblique slab-serif with tightly packed letterforms and strong, squared-off construction. Strokes are thick and largely uniform, with broad slab-like feet and terminals that are cut with sharp chamfers, giving corners a clipped, athletic look. Counters are compact and often squared, and the overall rhythm favors solid black shape over delicate detail. Numerals and capitals appear especially sturdy and geometric, with a consistent forward slant that keeps the texture energetic and continuous across lines.
Best suited to display work where impact is the priority: posters, event graphics, sports identities, team merch, packaging, and bold editorial headlines. It can work for short subheads or callouts, but its dense color makes it less comfortable for long-form reading at modest sizes.
The style reads bold and competitive, evoking varsity lettering, vintage athletic branding, and rugged editorial headlines. Its angular cuts and dense silhouettes create a confident, no-nonsense tone with a slightly retro, workwear edge.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a sporty, industrial voice, combining sturdy slab-serif structure with aggressive chamfered detailing and a forward-leaning stance for momentum.
The oblique angle is pronounced and consistent, and the clipped corners add motion while preventing forms from feeling overly soft or rounded. In text settings the heavy weight produces a strong horizontal banding, so spacing and line length will heavily influence legibility at smaller sizes.