Slab Contrasted Leno 3 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, logos, editorial, assertive, vintage, industrial, collegiate, impact, durability, retro print, readability, bracketed, blocky, robust, compact, high-ink.
A sturdy slab serif with heavy, bracketed terminals and broad, low-contrast strokes that keep counters open and shapes highly legible. The letterforms are built from strongly rectilinear stems with rounded joins, producing a blunt, print-forward texture and a steady baseline. Serifs are thick and mostly horizontal, giving the face a grounded, poster-like presence, while the overall rhythm stays even and emphatic across capitals, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited to display settings where a strong typographic voice is needed, such as headlines, posters, and brand marks. It also performs well for packaging and signage that benefit from a durable, high-contrast-on-page presence, and can work for short editorial subheads or pull quotes when set with generous spacing.
The font conveys a confident, workmanlike tone with a distinctly retro editorial flavor. Its weight and chunky slabs read as bold and declarative, suggesting headlines, signage, and classic print ephemera rather than delicate or minimal design.
The design appears intended to deliver a rugged, attention-grabbing slab-serif look that recalls traditional print and industrial lettering, while maintaining clear, familiar forms for quick recognition.
The lowercase shows sturdy, utilitarian construction with compact joins and heavy terminals, creating a dark color in text while remaining readable. Numerals follow the same chunky logic, with simple, high-impact silhouettes that match the all-caps strength.