Slab Square Takam 3 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, industrial, retro, assertive, mechanical, sporty, impact, ruggedness, speed, clarity, stability, slab serif, square serifs, oblique stress, blocky, compact counters.
A heavy, obliqued slab-serif with square-ended terminals and a sturdy, block-driven construction. Strokes are thick and relatively even, with compact internal counters and crisp, flat serifs that read as cut-on blocks rather than bracketed forms. The italic slant is pronounced but consistent, giving the face forward motion while keeping letterforms rigid and squared off. Overall spacing feels uniform and regular, reinforcing a disciplined, grid-like rhythm in both uppercase and lowercase.
This font is well suited to headlines, posters, and bold branding where a compact, high-impact texture is desirable. The slab structure and consistent rhythm also make it a good option for packaging and signage that needs a rugged, no-nonsense voice, especially in short phrases or labels.
The tone is bold and workmanlike, pairing a retro, industrial voice with an energetic, sporty lean. Its squared slabs and dense color create an assertive presence that feels practical and mechanical rather than delicate or ornamental.
The design appears intended to combine the authority of a slab-serif with the speed and emphasis of an italic, producing a tough, energetic display face. Its square terminals and dense proportions suggest a focus on strong reproduction, clear silhouette, and a controlled, engineered feel.
The numerals and capitals share the same blunt, squared finishing, producing a strong “stamped” texture in lines of text. In paragraph settings the dense weight and tight counters create a dark, continuous typographic color, best suited to short runs where impact matters more than airiness.