Slab Contrasted Horu 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Rooney' by Jan Fromm, 'Adagio Slab' by Machalski, 'Bree Serif' by TypeTogether, and 'Bommer Slab' and 'Bommer Slab Rounded' by dooType (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, editorial display, athletic, retro, punchy, confident, playful, attention grabbing, retro display, sporty tone, brand presence, headline impact, chunky, rounded, bracketed, ink-trap hints, bouncy.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with chunky, bracketed terminals and a compact, blocky build. Strokes show noticeable modulation, with softened joins and subtly scooped/ink-trap-like corners that keep the dense letterforms from clogging. Counters are relatively tight, and the overall silhouette reads rounded and robust rather than sharp. Capitals feel sturdy and poster-like, while the lowercase has a livelier, more calligraphic rhythm with single-storey forms and energetic curves that keep the texture moving in running text.
Best suited for large-size applications where impact and personality matter: headlines, posters, sports and team-style branding, packaging, and bold editorial callouts. It can work for short subheads or emphasized snippets, but the dense color and tight counters are most effective when not pushed into long, small-size reading.
The tone is bold and extroverted, mixing vintage signage and sporty headline energy with a friendly, slightly cheeky bounce. Its weight and slanted stance convey momentum and confidence, making it feel attention-grabbing rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum punch with a retro-leaning slab serif voice—combining robust, poster-ready shapes with softened detailing and a forward-leaning rhythm to suggest speed and enthusiasm.
Letterspacing appears naturally tight at display sizes, producing a dark, continuous typographic color that suits short bursts of text. Numerals are wide and sturdy, matching the uppercase mass and maintaining the same soft, bracketed slab language.