Slab Square Sugoh 5 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height, monospaced font.
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A sturdy italic slab-serif with wide, even letterforms and a clear monospaced rhythm. Strokes stay largely uniform with minimal modulation, while serifs read as blunt slabs that often feel slightly bracketed into the stems. Curves are broad and open, counters are generous, and terminals tend toward flat, squared-off endings that reinforce a mechanical, constructed texture. Numerals and capitals appear robust and stable, maintaining consistent width and spacing that keeps lines aligned and regular.
Works well where strict alignment matters, such as code snippets, tabular data, and forms, while the slab-serif presence also supports strong headings and pull quotes. The wide, low-modulation construction makes it suitable for technical documentation, labels, and utilitarian branding that benefits from a classic typewriter-like cadence.
The tone is pragmatic and workmanlike, with a strong typewriter and drafting-room character. Its italic slant adds motion and emphasis without becoming calligraphic, creating a confident, slightly retro voice suited to technical or editorial settings. Overall it feels dependable and no-nonsense, with a subtle vintage institutional flavor.
The design appears intended to merge the alignment and regularity of a monospaced system with the authority and visibility of slab serifs, offering an italic companion that remains structured and readable. It emphasizes consistency, blunt durability, and a distinctly mechanical texture for practical, information-forward typography.
The monospaced spacing produces a pronounced vertical cadence in paragraphs, and the wide set gives the face a calm, unhurried density. The italic angle is consistent across cases and figures, helping emphasis read clearly while preserving the font’s disciplined, engineered look.