Slab Unbracketed Tusa 3 is a very light, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, mastheads, posters, branding, packaging, elegant, fashion, editorial, refined, dramatic, editorial flair, luxury tone, vertical emphasis, display impact, condensed, high-contrast, crisp, slab serif, unbracketed.
A sharply condensed italic slab serif with long, taut verticals and a tightly controlled rhythm. Strokes are extremely thin overall, with noticeable contrast between hairlines and slightly stronger main strokes, and terminals resolve into small, crisp, square serifs that join the stems without visible bracketing. Curves are narrow and elongated, counters are tight, and many forms lean into a tall, drawn-out silhouette; the result feels airy but precise, with a distinctive, spiky elegance in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to display settings such as magazine headlines, fashion or cultural mastheads, poster titles, and upscale branding applications where its condensed italic silhouette can create height and drama. It can also work for short subheads, pull quotes, or packaging accents when set with generous spacing and ample size to preserve its fine details.
The tone is sophisticated and stylized, evoking fashion mastheads, gallery invitations, and high-end editorial typography. Its steep italic energy and razor-thin strokes create a dramatic, luxe feel that reads more like display typography than utilitarian text.
The design appears intended to deliver an elegant, fashion-forward slab serif voice that combines crisp, square serif structure with the motion and emphasis of a steep italic. Its narrow build and hairline weight prioritize visual sophistication and vertical drama over dense, long-form readability.
The condensed proportions and fine hairlines give the face a strong vertical emphasis; at smaller sizes it may appear delicate, while larger sizes showcase the crisp slab details and the expressive italic flow. Figures share the same slender, elongated character as the letters, reinforcing a consistent, refined texture.