Slab Contrasted Egky 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, western, poster, confident, playful, retro, impact, legibility, vintage, ruggedness, display, blocky, chunky, bracketed, ink-trap, notched.
A heavy, block-forward slab serif with broad proportions and compact counters. Strokes are mostly straight and geometric, with subtly rounded curves on bowls and a noticeable rhythmic taper where slabs meet stems. Many joins show small notches/ink-trap-like cut-ins that keep the dense shapes from clogging, especially in the heavier interior corners. Terminals are squared and assertive, and the lowercase maintains a large, sturdy x-height with minimal delicacy in details.
This font performs best in high-impact display settings such as posters, headlines, storefront or event signage, and bold packaging. It can also work for short branding statements or labels where a sturdy, vintage-leaning slab serif voice is desired, but it is less suited to long-form text at small sizes due to dense counters and heavy color.
The overall tone feels bold, confident, and a bit theatrical, with a throwback, wood-type energy. Its chunky silhouettes and notched joins give it a rugged, workwear character that reads as friendly and attention-grabbing rather than refined.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight and presence while retaining clarity through notched joins and simplified, sturdy letterforms. It aims for an old-school, print-forward slab serif look that feels practical, bold, and memorable in display typography.
The numerals match the letters’ blocky massing and squared terminals, staying highly legible at display sizes. Spacing appears generously set for big headlines, and the tight counters mean it benefits from ample size or open tracking in longer lines.