Slab Square Udgar 3 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, essays, pull quotes, literary, scholarly, classic, refined, text emphasis, readability, editorial tone, classic revival, robust italic, bracketed, slab serif, transitional, bookish, calligraphic.
This typeface is a slanted slab serif with bracketed, sturdy serifs and a gently modulated stroke that reads as neither monoline nor high-contrast. Letterforms show a classic, transitional structure with smooth curves and crisp joins, while the italic angle is consistent and gives the rhythm a forward, flowing motion. Proportions feel compact and efficient in lowercase, with a comparatively large x-height and short ascenders/descenders that support dense setting. Numerals and capitals maintain the same confident slab treatment, with clear counters and stable, text-oriented shapes.
Well suited for long-form reading in books, essays, and editorial layouts where an italic voice is needed without sacrificing solidity. It also works effectively for pull quotes, captions, and emphasis within a serif text system, providing a clear hierarchy and a distinctive, anchored texture.
The overall tone is literary and editorial, combining traditional book typography cues with a more assertive, contemporary slab presence. It feels serious and trustworthy, with enough warmth in the curvature and bracketing to avoid looking mechanical or purely industrial.
The design appears intended to blend a traditional italic text feel with robust slab serifs for added presence and stability. It aims for clarity in continuous reading while offering a confident, characterful italic suitable for editorial emphasis.
In text, the italic slant and pronounced serifs create a lively horizontal texture, with strong word shapes and clear differentiation between letters. The slabs add emphasis and anchoring, which can make the face feel slightly more emphatic than a typical oldstyle italic in the same size.