Slab Unbracketed Ryga 3 is a light, very wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, branding, packaging, technical, retro, utilitarian, clinical, industrial, display impact, technical clarity, retro styling, structural consistency, monoline, unbracketed, slab serif, extended, rounded terminals.
This typeface is an extended slab serif with a crisp, monoline skeleton and square, unbracketed serifs. Curves are drawn with large radii and flattened sides, giving bowls and rounds (C, O, e, o) a horizontally stretched, aerodynamic profile. Strokes remain even throughout, with clean joins and a consistent horizontal emphasis; crossbars and arms are long and straight, and terminals often finish with short slab-like feet. The lowercase shows a tall x-height with compact ascenders/descenders, and the figures are similarly wide with open counters and steady rhythm.
Best suited to headlines and short-to-medium display copy where its extended proportions can be a feature rather than a constraint. It should work well for signage, packaging, and branding systems that want a technical or retro-industrial voice, and for editorial pull quotes where a wide, structured slab serif can add personality without relying on high contrast.
The overall tone feels technical and utilitarian, with a retro-industrial flavor reminiscent of engineered lettering and mid-century display typography. Its broad proportions and squared details read as confident and structured rather than expressive or calligraphic.
The design appears intended to combine the solidity of slab serifs with an extended, streamlined geometry, producing a distinctive display face that stays orderly and legible. Its tall lowercase and even strokes suggest it was drawn to hold up in practical settings while still delivering a memorable, engineered silhouette.
In text settings the wide set and extended horizontals create a strong line presence and a distinctive rhythm, especially where repeated slabs and flat curves build a mechanical texture. The spacing appears designed to keep wide forms readable, with open apertures and clear interior shapes even at smaller sizes.