Slab Square Hahe 3 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Goodall' by Colophon Foundry, 'Publica Slab' by FaceType, 'ITC Lubalin Graph' by ITC, 'Sharp Slab' by Monotype, and 'Museo Slab' by exljbris (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, sports branding, packaging, sturdy, retro, industrial, confident, collegiate, maximum impact, retro display, rugged readability, branding punch, blocky, bracketless, square serif, compact counters, heavy weight.
A heavy, block-driven slab serif with squared-off terminals and a strong rectangular rhythm. Strokes are consistently thick, with minimal modulation and compact interior counters that keep the forms dense. Serifs read as broad, flat slabs that snap onto stems and arms, giving the alphabet a chiseled, poster-ready silhouette. Round letters like O and Q are built from sturdy ovals with thick bowls, while diagonals (V, W, X, Y) remain chunky and stable rather than sharp or delicate.
Best suited to large-scale display applications such as headlines, posters, signage, and bold branding moments where a strong typographic voice is needed. It can also work well for packaging and labels that benefit from a sturdy, vintage-leaning slab serif texture, and for sports or collegiate-style wordmarks where weight and presence are key.
The overall tone is bold and no-nonsense, evoking classic sports lettering, mid-century display typography, and industrial labeling. Its weight and squared finishing convey authority and impact, leaning more toward energetic and rugged than refined.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through solid, squared slabs and compact, durable letterforms that hold together in bold settings. Its shapes prioritize immediacy and recognizability, aiming for a confident display voice with a retro-industrial edge.
The numerals match the typeface’s blocky construction, with wide, stable shapes and prominent horizontal/vertical joins that keep them highly visible. Spacing in the sample text suggests it’s intended to read as a solid texture at large sizes, where the heavy slabs and dense counters become a defining graphic feature.