Slab Square Sunow 3 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height, monospaced font.
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This typeface is a slanted slab serif with broad proportions and a steady, even stroke weight. Serifs are blocky and flat-ended, attaching with minimal bracketing to create a crisp, engineered feel. Curves are generous but controlled, with relatively open counters and squared-off transitions that keep the rhythm firm and consistent across the alphabet. The numerals share the same sturdy, rectangular construction and read clearly at display sizes.
It works well where a sturdy, structured voice is needed—such as technical documentation, code or UI readouts, and tabular or data-adjacent settings where uniform character widths help alignment. At larger sizes it can also serve as a punchy editorial or packaging accent, bringing a utilitarian, retro-inflected tone to headlines and short callouts.
The overall tone feels practical and matter-of-fact, with a hint of vintage typewriter and industrial signage character. The strong slabs and forward slant add urgency and emphasis, making it feel energetic without becoming decorative.
The design appears intended to combine typewriter-like regularity with slab-serif authority, delivering a clear, robust italic for structured text. Its square terminals and consistent construction suggest a focus on predictability and readability in systematic layouts.
The spacing and character widths appear uniform, producing a mechanical cadence that suits structured layouts. The slant is consistent across capitals, lowercase, and figures, helping text maintain momentum while retaining solid, anchored letterforms.