Inline Etba 3 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: logos, posters, headlines, packaging, sports branding, retro, sporty, playful, posterish, confident, impact, dimensionality, vintage feel, branding, rounded, geometric, caps-heavy, display, blocky.
A heavy, rounded sans with broad proportions and a carved inline detail running through each stroke. The letterforms are built from chunky, mostly uniform strokes with softened corners and large counters, creating a clean, geometric silhouette. The inline groove reads as a consistent highlight/engraving effect rather than a separate outline, and it remains visible across caps, lowercase, and numerals. Spacing appears generous at display sizes, with a steady rhythm and simple terminals that keep the overall texture bold and graphic.
Best suited to large-scale typography where the inline groove can be appreciated—logos, badges, posters, and bold editorial headers. It also fits packaging and merchandise graphics that benefit from a retro, sporty display voice, and can add punch to short callouts or titles when used with ample spacing.
The inline carving gives the face a classic sign-paint and varsity-adjacent flavor, balancing toughness with a friendly, toy-like roundness. Its wide stance and high visual weight feel energetic and extroverted, lending a vintage display tone that suggests headlines, logos, and attention-grabbing messaging.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a built-in decorative effect: a single, consistent inline cut that adds dimensionality and a vintage sign-like character while keeping the underlying forms simple and highly legible at display sizes.
Uppercase shapes feel especially strong and emblematic, with rounded geometry on curves and straightforward construction on straight-sided letters. Numerals follow the same wide, carved treatment and read clearly at large sizes, emphasizing impact over subtlety.