Slab Square Loma 8 is a bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, industrial, retro, assertive, mechanical, sporty, impact, distinctiveness, industrial tone, display clarity, blocky, stencil-like, ink-trap notches, flared slabs, rounded bowls.
A heavy, expansive display face with slabbed, square-ended terminals and pronounced cut-in notches at key joins, giving many letters a stencil-like construction. Strokes alternate between thick vertical masses and thinner internal horizontals, creating a crisp, high-contrast rhythm without becoming delicate. Counters are generally large and rounded (notably in C, G, O, Q and the lowercase bowls), while serifs and crossbars feel engineered and bracket-free, often forming strong rectangular shelves. Curves are smooth but constrained by flat terminals, producing a distinctive mix of circular forms and machined edges across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for headlines, posters, branding marks, and packaging where its broad stance and distinctive notched slabs can carry a layout. It can also work for short signage or labels that benefit from a bold, industrial look, but is less comfortable for extended small-size reading due to its heavy internal shaping.
The overall tone is tough and graphic, with a utilitarian, engineered flavor that reads as retro-industrial and slightly sporty. The repeated cut-ins and slab shelves add an assertive, attention-grabbing voice that feels made for bold statements rather than quiet text.
The font appears intended as a characterful slab display design that merges rounded, friendly counters with hard, square terminals and systematic notches for a constructed, machined personality. Its wide set and strong silhouettes suggest an emphasis on impact and recognizability in branding and titling.
The design’s signature is the recurring interior bite/notch motif that appears on many glyphs, creating strong negative shapes and a consistent visual hook. Wide proportions and sturdy bowls keep words highly legible at larger sizes, while the angular slab details and busy internal shaping can feel dense in long passages.