Slab Square Lehu 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, game ui, labels, logotypes, retro, industrial, utilitarian, arcade, mechanical, retro computing, impact, ruggedness, technical tone, display texture, blocky, pixelated, angular, bracketless, gridlike.
A compact, slab-serif design with heavy, rectangular serifs and predominantly square-ended terminals. Strokes are built from straight segments with hard corners and a distinctly grid-aligned, pixel-stepped contour, giving curves (like C, S, and 0) a faceted, almost bitmap feel. Counters are tight and mostly rectangular, and the overall rhythm is sturdy and deliberate, with occasional irregularities where diagonals and joins resolve into stepped edges.
Best suited to short-form, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, packaging labels, and logo wordmarks where its blocky slabs and pixel-stepped structure can read as a stylistic feature. It can also work for retro computing or arcade-inspired UI elements and signage-style typography, especially when a sturdy, technical texture is desired.
The font projects a retro-digital and industrial tone, blending typewriter-like sturdiness with an 8-bit, screen-era texture. Its rigid geometry and chunky serifs feel mechanical and utilitarian, suggesting technical labeling or game-era interface graphics rather than refined editorial typography.
The design appears intended to merge slab-serif authority with a digital, grid-based aesthetic, producing a sturdy display face that evokes early screen typography and mechanical printing cues. It prioritizes a strong silhouette and distinctive texture over smooth curvature, aiming for instant recognition in thematic settings.
The square serifs and stepped outlines create strong texture at display sizes, while small details (like the dot on i/j and some diagonal junctions) remain strongly geometric rather than smooth. Numerals share the same blocky construction, with clear, squared shapes and emphatic stroke endings that reinforce a rugged, engineered look.