Slab Square Irde 3 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, sports branding, editorial, retro, assertive, playful, sporty, impact, nostalgia, headline emphasis, brand character, motion, bracketed, chunky, ink-trap hints, rounded corners, lively.
This typeface is a heavy, right-leaning slab serif with broad, compact letterforms and prominent, squared serifs that read as slightly bracketed in many joins. Strokes are thick and steady with moderate contrast, and corners are softened, giving the shapes a carved, inked feel rather than a rigid geometric one. The italic is constructed with a strong slant and energetic curves; counters stay fairly open in round letters, while joins and terminals show small notches and scooped transitions that add texture. Spacing appears sturdy and somewhat tight in display settings, producing a dense, confident rhythm.
Best suited for display typography where impact matters: headlines, poster titles, signage, and packaging. It can also work for short editorial callouts, pull quotes, and branding marks that benefit from a vintage, energetic slab-serif voice; for long text, it will be most effective in larger sizes where its dense weight and distinctive terminals have room to breathe.
The overall tone feels vintage and punchy, with a friendly toughness that evokes classic sports lettering and mid-century editorial headlines. Its italic stance and chunky slabs create motion and emphasis, while the softened details keep it approachable rather than severe.
The design appears intended to deliver a forceful, attention-grabbing italic slab serif with a retro, hand-inked flavor. Its chunky serifs, compact proportions, and lively terminals suggest a focus on personality and emphasis for display use rather than quiet neutrality.
The uppercase shows a particularly strong headline presence with wide capitals and emphatic serifs, while the lowercase introduces more bounce and idiosyncratic terminals. Numerals are heavy and rounded, matching the letterforms’ weight and maintaining a consistent, poster-ready color across lines.