Slab Weird Efta 3 is a bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, album covers, playful, quirky, retro, posterish, whimsical, novelty display, retro flavor, attention grabbing, brand character, bracketless, rounded bowls, blocky serifs, ink-trap feel, cut-in notches.
A heavy, high-contrast slab serif with oversized rectangular terminals and crisp, squared-off serifs that often read like attached blocks. Strokes swing between thick, rounded bowls and noticeably thinner connecting stems, with frequent cut-ins and notch-like interruptions that create a slightly "constructed" look. Curves are generous and circular (notably in O/Q/0/8), while many verticals end in flat, rectangular feet and caps; several letters show narrow, delicate joins that emphasize the contrast. Overall spacing and widths vary by glyph, producing an uneven, lively rhythm rather than strict, mechanical uniformity.
Best suited for display sizes where its chunky slabs, cut-in details, and contrast can be appreciated—headlines, posters, packaging, and brand marks that want a quirky retro voice. It can work for short bursts of text in editorial or promotional graphics, but the busy interior interruptions and thin joins make it less comfortable for long-form reading.
The font projects a mischievous, offbeat personality—part old-time display slab, part deliberately oddball construction. Its chunky terminals and punchy contrast feel theatrical and attention-seeking, with a retro novelty flavor that reads more as characterful than formal.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a classic slab-serif foundation with exaggerated terminals and intentionally unconventional joins, prioritizing memorability and texture over neutrality. Its forms aim to deliver a bold, novelty-leaning display presence that feels vintage-inspired yet conspicuously idiosyncratic.
Distinctive block terminals appear throughout capitals and numerals, while lowercase forms mix rounded counters with abrupt, slabbed endings for a hybrid of soft and rigid geometry. The extreme contrast and thin links in some letters can create sparkle and busy texture in dense settings, especially where internal cut-ins stack across a line.