Slab Square Ekji 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, sports branding, retro, playful, sporty, bold, friendly, impact, nostalgia, motion, display clarity, branding, rounded slabs, soft corners, ink-trap like, compact counters, bouncy rhythm.
A heavy, right-leaning slab display with squat proportions and softened, squared-off terminals. Strokes are thick and relatively even, with rounded corners that keep the forms friendly despite the mass. Many joins show small scooped cut-ins and notch-like details that read like ink-trap styling, helping openings stay clear at this weight. Counters are compact and rectangular-oval, and the overall rhythm feels punchy, with sturdy feet and broad shoulders across both upper- and lowercase.
Best suited to short, high-impact text: posters, headlines, storefront-style signage, and bold packaging callouts. It also fits sporty or retro-inspired branding systems where a strong slanted slab can carry personality in logos, badges, and merchandise graphics.
The tone is energetic and nostalgic, evoking mid-century signage, athletic lettering, and comic-ad display. Its chunky slabs and buoyant slant create a confident, good-humored voice that feels attention-seeking without becoming harsh.
The design appears aimed at delivering maximum punch and warmth in display settings, combining sturdy slab construction with softened geometry and small cut-in details to preserve legibility at very heavy weights. The italic slant and broad stance reinforce a sense of motion and showmanship typical of promotional and sign-painting influenced type.
Numbers follow the same blocky, softened construction and keep strong silhouette clarity, especially in the squared curves of 2, 5, and 9. Uppercase forms feel emblematic and sign-like, while the lowercase maintains a lively texture with deep joins and wide stance that reads best at larger sizes.