Slab Monoline Tuke 3 is a bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, mastheads, vintage, industrial, western, editorial, sturdy, space-saving, display impact, vintage flavor, sturdy legibility, poster styling, condensed, slab-serif, bracketing, ink-trap feel, high-waisted.
A condensed slab-serif with sturdy, mostly uniform strokes and compact proportions. Serifs are heavy and squared, often with slight bracketing and softened joins that create an ink-trap-like feel at tight corners. Curves are narrow and vertical stress is emphasized by tall stems, producing a tight, rhythmic texture in text. Counters are relatively small, terminals are blunt, and the overall construction feels robust and consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited to short-to-medium display settings where a dense, assertive texture is desired—headlines, posters, packaging labels, and storefront or wayfinding-style signage. The narrow width helps fit long titles into tight spaces while retaining a strong presence.
The tone reads vintage and workmanlike, with a faint poster and display-letterpress flavor. Its condensed stance and chunky slabs suggest classic advertising, packaging, and old-time headline typography rather than minimalist contemporary branding. The overall impression is confident, practical, and a bit rugged.
Likely designed to deliver a compact, attention-grabbing slab-serif voice with a traditional, print-era character. The heavy serifs, tight counters, and softened joins appear aimed at maintaining solidity and legibility in bold display sizes while evoking vintage commercial typography.
Uppercase forms are particularly tall and compact, giving headlines a strong vertical cadence. Lowercase maintains the same narrow rhythm, with small apertures and squared-off finishing that keeps word shapes crisp. Numerals match the condensed, sturdy build for consistent color in mixed alphanumeric settings.