Slab Square Refy 9 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Miura Slab' by DSType, 'Fairweather' by Dharma Type, 'Benton Sans' and 'Benton Sans Std' by Font Bureau, 'Lehmann Egyptian' by ParaType, 'Gravtrac' by Typodermic, and 'MPI No. 507' by mpressInteractive (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, sports branding, industrial, poster, vintage, assertive, sporty, high impact, space saving, retro signage, bold branding, compressed, blocky, slabbed, square terminals, sturdy.
A condensed, heavy slab-serif with chunky, rectangular serifs and flat, square-cut terminals throughout. Strokes are broadly even, with minimal contrast and a compact, vertical rhythm that emphasizes tall counters and tight sidebearings. Curves (such as in C, G, O, and S) are strongly squared off and reinforced by thick joins, while the overall texture reads as dense and highly inked. Lowercase forms are simple and sturdy, with a single-storey a and g and short, blunt-ended ascenders and descenders that keep the silhouette compact.
Best suited to display settings where high impact and a condensed footprint are useful, such as posters, headlines, storefront or wayfinding signage, and bold packaging labels. It also fits sports-leaning identities and retro-inspired branding that benefits from a sturdy slab-serif voice.
The font projects a tough, workmanlike tone with a distinctly American display flavor—confident, no-nonsense, and built for impact. Its compressed stance and slabbed details suggest vintage signage and athletic or industrial branding, giving text an authoritative, attention-grabbing presence.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight in a narrow width, pairing squared slabs and blunt terminals to create a strong, compressed display style reminiscent of vintage sign lettering and industrial printing.
Numerals are bold and compact, matching the same squared curves and strong slab details, and remain clear at display sizes. The overall spacing and heavy color create a punchy typographic block, with especially strong performance in all-caps lines and short, emphatic words.