Slab Monoline Sama 7 is a light, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: body text, editorial, books, magazines, academic, bookish, traditional, measured, refined, readability, editorial tone, classic utility, text rhythm, bracketed, crisp, airy, legible, open counters.
A lightly built slab serif with crisp, bracketed terminals and mostly even stroke weight. The letterforms are compact and vertical, with modest modulation and clean, squared-off serifs that read clearly at text sizes. Counters stay open and round in forms like C, O, and e, while the joins and curves remain controlled and economical. Numerals are straightforward and old-style-leaning in feel, with a distinctive, elegant “2” and a curled “3,” and the overall spacing creates an airy, tidy rhythm.
This design suits long-form reading and structured layouts such as book interiors, magazine articles, essays, and reports where a crisp serif texture is desired without heavy weight. It also works well for headings, pull quotes, and captions when you want a traditional voice with a lighter footprint.
The tone is classic and bookish, suggesting printed matter and careful typesetting rather than loud display. Its restrained slabs and slender build give it a quiet authority—polished, practical, and slightly old-fashioned in a charming way.
The design appears intended to deliver a familiar slab-serif text color with clear, bracketed serifs and minimal contrast, balancing readability with a gently distinctive, literary character. It prioritizes steady rhythm and clean construction for continuous reading while preserving a few expressive details in select lowercase and numeral shapes.
The lowercase shows a traditional two-storey a and a compact e, with a gently curved, descending j and a looped g that add character without becoming decorative. Capitals stay simple and stately, and the font maintains a consistent serif logic across both cases, helping long passages feel orderly.