Slab Contrasted Bevu 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Equitan Slab' by Indian Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, retro, sporty, confident, punchy, americana, display impact, vintage feel, brand voice, headline emphasis, chunky, bracketed, rounded, compact, lively.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with compact inner counters and prominent, blocky serifs that read as softly bracketed rather than razor-sharp. Strokes show noticeable thick–thin modulation, especially where curves transition into stems, giving the letterforms a slightly sculpted feel despite the overall mass. The capitals are broad and sturdy with strong horizontal terminals, while the lowercase is more cursive-leaning in rhythm, with rounded joins and a single-storey “a.” Numerals are similarly weighty and built for impact, with generous curves and firm slab terminations.
Best suited for display settings where strong presence is needed: headlines, posters, sports or team branding, storefront or event signage, and packaging that benefits from a vintage, high-impact voice. It can work for short bursts of copy or pull quotes, but long passages may feel heavy due to its dense texture.
The tone is bold and extroverted, combining a classic sign-painting/print-ad aesthetic with a sporty, collegiate energy. Its slanted stance and chunky slabs create a sense of motion and confidence, leaning toward vintage Americana rather than minimal modernism.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a nostalgic, print-forward character—using heavy slabs, a forward slant, and shaped contrast to evoke classic advertising and sports-era typography while staying highly legible at large sizes.
At text sizes the dark color and tight counters produce a dense texture, while at display sizes the contrast and bracketed slabs become more expressive. The mix of sturdy uppercase structure and more flowing lowercase shapes adds a lively, slightly informal cadence in running copy.