Slab Contrasted Piko 3 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'APN Ggantija' by Alphabets Patrick Nell, 'Goodall' by Colophon Foundry, 'Emy Slab' by Latinotype, and 'Coltan Gea' by deFharo (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, editorial, branding, packaging, sturdy, vintage, assertive, friendly, impact, authority, retro flavor, readability, blocky, compact, rounded, bracketed.
A heavy, slab-serif text face with broad proportions and a dense, even color. Strokes stay largely consistent, with modest shaping at joins and subtly softened corners that keep the forms from feeling rigid. Serifs are thick and square-shouldered with slight bracketing, producing strong horizontal anchoring on letters like E, F, T, and L. Counters are relatively open for the weight, and the curves (C, O, S) are full and rounded, while diagonals (V, W, X, Y) remain chunky and stable. The numerals match the same robust, blocky rhythm, with wide bowls and confident terminals.
Best suited to display work where weight and presence are priorities: headlines, subheads, posters, storefront or event graphics, and bold brand marks. It can also serve in short editorial bursts (pull quotes, section openers, captions) where a dense, authoritative slab texture is desired.
The overall tone is confident and workmanlike, with a classic, print-forward character that recalls posters, sports lettering, and traditional editorial headlines. Its mass and blunt serifs read as dependable and straightforward, while the slightly rounded shaping adds a warmer, more approachable feel than a purely geometric slab.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, traditional slab-serif voice with strong baseline stability and high visual impact, optimized for attention-grabbing settings while retaining enough warmth and openness to remain readable in short text.
In the text sample, the strong slabs create pronounced horizontal banding, giving lines a grounded, emphatic cadence. At larger sizes the details in the bracketing and joins become more evident; at smaller sizes the face reads primarily as a solid, high-impact texture.