Slab Square Sugiv 5 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, energetic, rustic, playful, vintage, hand-cut, display impact, vintage evoke, handcrafted feel, signage style, angular, chiseled, wedge serif, inked, idiosyncratic.
A heavy, right-leaning serif design with chunky slab-like feet and blunt, squared terminals. Strokes are low-contrast and slightly irregular, with sharp joins and carved-looking corners that create a chiseled rhythm across words. Uppercase forms feel sturdy and compact, while the lowercase introduces more angular movement and occasional wedge-like details, giving lines an uneven, hand-shaped texture. Counters are relatively tight and the overall silhouette reads dark and emphatic, with a lively, non-mechanical consistency.
Best suited for display settings where texture and attitude are desirable: posters, event titles, product packaging, labels, and branding marks. It can also work for short bursts of text such as pull quotes or menu section headers, where its strong rhythm and dark color add emphasis.
The font conveys a spirited, old-time character—somewhere between Western poster lettering and hand-cut sign type. Its roughened geometry and assertive slabbing give it a confident, slightly mischievous tone that feels crafted rather than engineered.
The design appears intended to deliver bold, attention-grabbing display typography with a handcrafted, vintage-inflected voice. Its slabby serifs and chiseled contours suggest a goal of evoking traditional signage and poster printing while staying highly readable at headline sizes.
In text, the slanted stance and irregular edges create strong motion and a distinctive word shape, especially in mixed-case. The numerals match the same robust, cut-from-block feel, staying legible while maintaining the font’s angular personality.