Slab Rounded Ulho 3 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, book covers, branding, retro, friendly, quirky, folksy, playful, nostalgic display, approachable tone, handcrafted texture, high-impact text, rounded serifs, soft corners, ink-trap feel, compact, bouncy.
A compact, heavy text face with softly bracketed slab-like serifs and rounded terminals throughout. Strokes are largely even, with gentle swelling at joins and a slightly blobby, inked-in silhouette that reads like letterpress or stamped type. Counters are on the small side and corners are consistently softened, giving the shapes a cushioned look. The rhythm is lively and slightly uneven in a deliberate way, with variable character widths and sturdy numerals that keep the texture dense and dark.
Best suited for display settings where personality matters: posters, packaging, café or product branding, book covers, and punchy headlines. It can also work for short passages (taglines, pull quotes) when you want dense, high-contrast-from-background text with a friendly, vintage-inflected feel.
The overall tone is warm and approachable, with a nostalgic, handcrafted charm. Its rounded slabs and soft edges push it toward a playful, storybook personality rather than a strict editorial voice. The slight wobble and inky heft add character, suggesting something human and analog.
The design appears aimed at delivering an old-school, inked display texture with approachable rounded slab forms—combining sturdy readability with a deliberately imperfect, analog flavor for expressive typography.
In longer lines the heavy color creates a strong typographic “voice,” and the rounded joins help prevent the texture from feeling harsh. The punctuation and figures share the same softened, stamp-like treatment, keeping headings and short text blocks visually cohesive.