Slab Contrasted Lehi 3 is a regular weight, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logotypes, packaging, vintage, western, circus, playful, bold, display impact, vintage flavor, signage clarity, personality, bracketed, flared, bulbous, decorative, quaint.
A decorative slab serif with pronounced, bracketed slabs and lively, flared terminals. Strokes show clear contrast, with stout verticals and thinner joins that create a punchy rhythm, while counters are generally open and rounded. Curves are slightly squarish in places and many letters feature distinctive spur-like feet and beak-like ends, giving the design a sculpted, poster-forward silhouette. Numerals and caps read as sturdy display forms, with several characters showing intentionally idiosyncratic detailing that makes the texture feel animated rather than strictly classical.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, event headlines, storefront-style signage, and packaging where a vintage, showman-like personality is desired. It can also work for short pull quotes or section headers, particularly when you want a classic slab presence with extra decorative charm.
The overall tone is nostalgic and theatrical, evoking old posters, frontier signage, and carnival ephemera. Its strong serifs and quirky terminals add friendliness and a hint of humor, producing an attention-grabbing voice that feels handmade and period-leaning without becoming rough or distressed.
The design appears intended to reinterpret traditional slab-serif construction with theatrical, attention-seeking details—using strong brackets, high contrast, and playful terminal shaping to deliver a recognizable, period-inspired voice for display typography.
The design’s character comes from its assertive slabs, sharp-inset joins, and occasional exaggerated curves, which can create a bouncy word-shape in running text. At larger sizes these distinctive details become a key feature; at smaller sizes they may compete with readability, especially where thin connections meet heavy serifs.