Inline Pavo 3 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, titles, art deco, theatrical, glamorous, vintage, playful, decoration, impact, retro flair, engraved look, inline detail, cutout, ornamental, display, high-contrast.
A decorative display face built from heavy, high-contrast silhouettes interrupted by crisp internal cut-ins and inline-like highlights. Letterforms mix rounded bowls with sharp terminals and occasional dagger-like diagonals, creating a rhythmic interplay of solid black mass and thin white channels. Counters are often small or partially occluded, and many glyphs feature carved notches or crescent-shaped voids that read as intentional insets rather than regular stroke modulation. Proportions are generally broad with assertive caps and compact inner spaces, giving the design a punchy, poster-ready color on the page.
Best suited to short, prominent text where the inline cutouts and bold silhouettes can read clearly—posters, headlines, logos, product packaging, and event or entertainment titling. It can also work for pull quotes and mastheads when set at larger sizes with generous tracking.
The overall tone feels Art Deco–leaning and stagey, combining elegance with a mischievous, graphic punch. The glossy cutout effects suggest nightlife, magic-show signage, and vintage cinema titles—stylish but deliberately attention-grabbing.
The design appears intended to deliver a dramatic, ornamental look by treating each glyph as a filled shape with engraved highlights, producing a dimensional, marquee-like effect. The emphasis is on graphic impact and a cohesive decorative texture rather than neutral text readability.
The font relies on interior detailing for character, so spacing and letterfit feel secondary to the graphic texture created by alternating solid areas and carved highlights. In longer lines, the repeated inlines and notches create a patterned sparkle, while the most open, circular forms provide moments of relief.