Slab Square Abloz 3 is a light, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: signage, wayfinding, packaging, posters, headlines, industrial, technical, retro, utilitarian, architectural, geometric clarity, industrial tone, sign lettering, systematic construction, display utility, octagonal, squared curves, chamfered corners, slab serif, stencil-like.
A crisp monoline slab-serif with squared-off terminals and frequent chamfered corners that turn curves into subtle octagonal forms. Strokes keep an even thickness throughout, with compact slab feet and strong, straight horizontals that give the design a mechanical rhythm. Counters are fairly open and geometric, while joins and curves are consistently flattened to match the angular construction. Lowercase forms read as streamlined and functional, with simple single-storey shapes and minimal modulation across the set.
Well suited to signage and wayfinding systems, product labeling, and packaging where a crisp, engineered look helps with recognition. It also works effectively for posters, headings, and short UI or dashboard labels where the angular, slab-serif construction can carry a technical or industrial theme.
The overall tone is utilitarian and technical, evoking labeling, machinery, and engineered lettering. Its angular rounding and squared details add a mildly retro, display-friendly character without becoming decorative, keeping the voice practical and controlled.
The font appears designed to translate slab-serif readability into a more geometric, machined aesthetic, using chamfered corners and square terminals to maintain consistency across curves and straights. The intention seems to balance sturdy sign lettering cues with a clean, modern construction for clear, characterful display use.
The caps feel structured and signlike, with distinctive polygonal bowls in letters such as O/Q and similarly faceted numerals. The design’s consistent corner treatment and square-ended serifs create a disciplined texture in text, while the prominent geometry can become a defining stylistic cue at larger sizes.