Slab Square Anwu 3 is a light, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, posters, signage, labels, packaging, technical, retro, utilitarian, mechanical, orderly, grid aesthetic, technical tone, display impact, system lettering, square serif, geometric, stencil-like, boxed forms, angular.
A squared, slab-serif design built from straight strokes and crisp right angles, with minimal modulation and a light overall color. Curves are largely reduced to chamfered corners and flattened arcs, giving many glyphs a boxed, architectural feel. Serifs read as flat, rectangular brackets with consistent thickness, and terminals tend to end in squared cuts. Proportions are relatively wide with open counters, and the rhythm feels measured and grid-aligned, especially in the numerals and the more rectilinear uppercase.
Best suited to display settings where its square slabs and geometric construction can be appreciated: posters, headers, packaging, wayfinding, and labeling. It also works well for technical or themed UI treatments, diagrams, and short bursts of text that benefit from a structured, machined voice.
The font conveys a technical, engineered tone with a distinctly retro, instrument-panel character. Its precise, squared detailing suggests schematics, labeling systems, and utilitarian signage rather than literary warmth. The overall impression is orderly and deliberate, with a mild sci‑fi or industrial flavor.
The design appears intended to translate slab-serif clarity into a strictly geometric, square-built language, prioritizing crisp construction and a controlled, technical rhythm. It aims for strong stylistic identity through boxed forms and consistent rectangular serifs while maintaining legibility at larger sizes.
Several shapes lean into orthogonal construction—such as the near-rectangular bowls and counters—while diagonals appear as clean, straight joins that reinforce the mechanical aesthetic. The numeral set follows the same squared logic, reading clearly with a consistent, systematized look.