Slab Monoline Tulu 7 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: display, posters, book covers, headlines, packaging, quirky, storybook, vintage, handwrought, whimsical, expressiveness, retro flavor, thematic display, handmade feel, spiky serifs, condensed, tall caps, bouncy rhythm, inked texture.
A tall, tightly set slab-serif with narrow proportions and an irregular, hand-inked finish. Strokes stay mostly even, but terminals and joins show subtle wobble and taper that create a lively texture. Serifs read as blunt and slightly flared, with occasional spur-like corners that add bite to the silhouette. Uppercase forms are especially elongated, while the lowercase is compact with a notably short x-height and long ascenders/descenders, producing a pronounced vertical rhythm. Counters are small and the overall spacing feels uneven by design, reinforcing a handmade, typewriter-meets-display look.
Best suited to display roles such as posters, headlines, book covers, and themed packaging where its condensed, handwrought texture can be appreciated at larger sizes. It can work for short phrases or pull quotes when a quirky vintage flavor is desired, but its tight counters and short x-height make it less comfortable for extended reading at small sizes.
The font feels eccentric and theatrical, with a lightly spooky or Halloween-adjacent whimsy. Its uneven inking and wiry verticality suggest antique printing, sideshow posters, or storybook titling rather than polished modern branding. The overall tone is playful and characterful, leaning toward quirky vintage display.
This design appears intended to deliver a condensed slab-serif voice with a deliberately imperfect, inked personality. The goal seems to be strong vertical presence and immediate character, evoking old printing and playful, offbeat signage while maintaining a clear slab-serif structure.
The numerals and punctuation share the same narrow, upright stance, and the alphabet shows deliberate inconsistency in width and detailing that reads as expressive rather than accidental. The tall capitals and long extenders can dominate a line, so the face benefits from generous line spacing in text settings.