Slab Square Pose 2 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, sports, packaging, western, poster, rugged, vintage, authoritative, impact, display, nostalgia, branding, blocky, angular, bracketless, condensed, chunky.
This typeface uses heavy, block-like strokes with square, slabby finishing and crisp, chamfered corners that create a cut, notched silhouette. Curves are tightly drawn and often faceted, giving round letters like O, C, and G an octagonal feel. The rhythm is compact with short extenders and a sturdy, rectangular footprint; counters are relatively small and openings are firm and deliberate. Overall spacing and proportions read as display-oriented, with strong vertical stems and blunt terminals that keep the texture dense and punchy.
Best suited to headlines, posters, signage, and packaging where bold shapes need to hold up at a distance. It can also work for sports or event branding and short callouts, but its dense texture and small counters make it less ideal for long-form reading at smaller sizes.
The letterforms evoke a frontier and wood-type poster sensibility—confident, tough, and a bit theatrical. The angular cuts and emphatic slabs add a handcrafted, stamped feel that reads as vintage and attention-grabbing rather than refined or quiet.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a condensed, slabbed structure and distinctive chiseled detailing. Its faceted geometry and blunt terminals suggest a display face built to reference vintage wood-type and Western-influenced lettering while remaining clean and highly legible in large sizes.
Uppercase forms feel especially monolithic, while lowercase retains the same chiseled logic, helping headings and mixed-case settings stay consistent. Numerals follow the same squared, cut-corner construction, supporting bold, high-impact figures in layouts.