Slab Square Jona 3 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, book covers, posters, editorial, branding, authoritative, heritage, formal, bookish, display impact, classic tone, print authority, refined contrast, bracketless serifs, triangular joins, crisp terminals, calligraphic stress, sharp beaks.
A high-contrast slab serif with crisp, mostly unbracketed slabs and sharp, wedge-like joins that give strokes a cut, chiseled feeling. Curves are smooth and tensioned, while many letters terminate in flat slabs with pointed transitions, creating a lively rhythm between straight segments and swelling bowls. The uppercase shows strong vertical emphasis and wide, open counters, while the lowercase carries compact, sturdy forms with pronounced serifs and distinctly shaped shoulders. Numerals follow the same high-contrast logic, mixing rounded figures with angular, slabbed ends for a cohesive, display-forward texture.
Best suited to headlines, deck copy, book and magazine titling, posters, and branding where its sharp slabs and contrast can be appreciated. It can work for short editorial passages or pull quotes when set with generous leading and careful tracking, but its detailed serifs make it more compelling as a display and titling face than as a long-form workhorse.
The overall tone is traditional and self-assured, with an old-style, print-like gravity. Its sharp details and emphatic serifs add a slightly theatrical, engraved character that reads as classic and authoritative rather than casual.
The design appears aimed at combining slab-serif solidity with the refinement and sparkle of high contrast, producing a classic, print-oriented voice that feels both sturdy and elegant in display settings.
Distinctive pointed beaks and triangular entry/exit cuts appear throughout (notably in diagonals and joins), adding sparkle at larger sizes. The strong contrast and busy serif activity can create a dark, textured color in paragraphs, making spacing and size choices important for comfortable reading.