Slab Unbracketed Tuma 3 is a very light, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
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This typeface is an extremely thin, italic slab serif with crisp, square-ended terminals and small, sharp serifs that read as delicate slabs rather than tapered romans. Strokes maintain a near-monoline rhythm with subtle modulation, producing an even, whisper-light texture in text. Letterforms are narrow and slightly tall, with long ascenders/descenders, open apertures, and frequent looped entry/exit strokes on lowercases that create a continuous, calligraphic flow. Numerals and capitals follow the same slender construction, with fine serifs and occasional flourish-like hooks that keep the forms lively without becoming ornamental script.
Best suited for headlines, pull quotes, and large-size editorial settings where the hairline construction and looped italic details can be appreciated. It can also work for luxury branding, fashion applications, and premium packaging where an elegant, airy voice is desired. For extended small-size text, it benefits from generous size and comfortable spacing to preserve clarity.
The overall tone feels airy and cultivated, combining classical italic elegance with a modern, minimal hairline presence. Its looped details lend a gentle, literary personality—suited to sophisticated, quiet typography rather than loud display. The thin construction and crisp slabs give it a polished, boutique sensibility that can read as fashion-forward or high-end editorial depending on context.
The design appears intended to merge a slab-serif structure with a finely drawn italic, using crisp, square serifs and monoline-like strokes to create an elegant, contemporary texture. The added loops and swashy terminals suggest a goal of infusing traditional italic calligraphy into a clean, refined display-and-text hybrid.
In the sample text, the extremely light strokes create substantial white space and a soft gray value, so spacing and size will strongly influence legibility. The italic slant and looped joins add motion; in dense settings the delicate serifs and fine joins can appear fragile, while at larger sizes the distinctive terminals and loops become a defining feature.