Slab Contrasted Nana 3 is a regular weight, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, editorial, branding, victorian, quirky, bookish, decorative, eccentric, display impact, vintage flavor, editorial voice, distinctive texture, slab serif, bracketed, ink-trap, ball terminals, notched serifs.
A high-contrast slab serif with broad, rounded bowls and pronounced horizontal slabs that read like small platforms. The design mixes sturdy rectangular serifs with softened curves and frequent notches or cut-ins at joins, creating an ink-trap-like, slightly stenciled rhythm. Curved letters (C, G, O, S) are generously open and smooth, while many verticals terminate in thick, squared slabs that emphasize the baseline and cap line. Numerals and lowercase forms show a lively, slightly idiosyncratic construction, with occasional ball-like terminals and asymmetric details that keep texture animated in text.
Best suited for display settings where its slab weight distribution and distinctive notches can be appreciated—headlines, book and album covers, posters, packaging, and brand marks. It can work for short editorial blocks or pull quotes when you want a strong typographic voice, though the pronounced details will remain visually active in longer passages.
The overall tone feels literary and old-world, with a theatrical, slightly mischievous character. It suggests 19th‑century display printing and editorial titling, but with enough oddity in the cuts and terminals to feel distinctive and playful rather than strictly traditional.
The design appears intended to blend robust slab-serif authority with decorative, engraved-like detailing. Its combination of wide, rounded forms and sharp slab terminals aims to deliver strong impact while maintaining a classic, print-era personality.
In the text sample the strong serifs and contrast create a dark, patterned color and a noticeable horizontal cadence. The cut-ins at joins and the slab-heavy terminals give the face a crafted, engraved feel that becomes more prominent as size increases.