Slab Contrasted Fuma 3 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Vigor DT' by DTP Types, 'TheSerif' by LucasFonts, 'PF Centro Slab Press' by Parachute, 'Palo Slab' by TypeUnion, 'Paul Slab' and 'Paul Slab Soft' by artill, and 'Museo Slab' and 'Museo Slab Rounded' by exljbris (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports, packaging, signage, western, vintage, industrial, confident, athletic, impact, ruggedness, display clarity, heritage feel, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap, chunky, compact.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with broad proportions and tightly packed counters. Strokes are sturdy and mostly even, with squared terminals and pronounced slab feet and heads; many joins show small notches and cut-ins that read like ink traps or stencil-like bite marks. The lowercase is compact with a robust, two-storey “a,” and the overall rhythm is dense and emphatic, with rounded bowls kept firm by flattened interior shaping.
Best suited to display settings where impact matters: posters, big headlines, sports branding, badges, and packaging fronts. The dense forms and chunky slabs hold up well in short bursts of text and high-contrast applications like signage and merchandise.
The tone is bold and declarative, leaning into a classic poster aesthetic with a faint frontier and workwear flavor. It feels assertive and practical rather than elegant, projecting solidity and a no-nonsense, headline-first personality.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight and clarity while adding character through notched joins and firm slab serifs. Its broad stance and compact counters suggest a focus on attention-grabbing titling with a rugged, vintage-leaning voice.
The numerals are similarly blocky and highly legible, with strong slab anchoring and minimal delicacy. The design’s characteristic notches and squared-off shaping create a textured, slightly mechanical edge that becomes more noticeable at larger sizes.