Slab Contrasted Miby 3 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, vintage, poster, circus, playful, western, display impact, retro flavor, wood-type feel, attention grabbing, bracketed, beaked, ball terminals, ink-trap feel, decorative.
This typeface is a display serif with chunky slab-like serifs and pronounced stroke modulation. Serifs are strongly bracketed and often flare into beak-like points, giving corners a carved, chiseled look. Curves (notably in C, G, O, Q and the numerals) show strong contrast and occasional ball-like terminals, while joins and notches create an ink-trap-like texture in spots. The lowercase has a compact, sturdy build with a single-storey a and g, and the overall rhythm feels tight and vertically driven, with slightly irregular widths across letters that adds a hand-set, wood-type character.
Best suited for headlines and short bursts of text where its distinctive slabbed serifs and contrast can carry the design. It works well for posters, event materials, retro-inspired branding, packaging, and storefront-style signage. For longer reading, it is likely most effective at larger sizes where the inner notches and sharp serif details remain clear.
The tone is bold and theatrical, evoking heritage printing and showbill typography. Its sharp, braced serifs and dramatic contrast lend a confident, slightly quirky personality that reads as nostalgic and attention-seeking rather than formal or neutral.
The design appears intended to reinterpret traditional slab-serif and wood-type cues with heightened contrast and decorative serif shaping, aiming for impact and character in display settings. Its lively terminals and carved joins suggest a focus on creating a memorable, vintage-leaning voice rather than a purely utilitarian text face.
The sample text shows strong word-shape contrast and a lively sparkle from the alternating thick/thin strokes and pointed serif details. Numerals are expressive (especially 2, 3, 5, and 9), with noticeable curvature and terminal emphasis that reinforces the display intent.