Slab Square Alko 1 is a regular weight, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, signage, posters, packaging, branding, industrial, tech, retro, utilitarian, sturdy, robustness, legibility, industrial tone, geometric styling, display impact, octagonal, beveled, mechanical, squared, monoline.
A wide, monoline slab serif with squared, flat-ended terminals and frequent chamfered corners that create an octagonal, machined silhouette. Strokes stay even with minimal modulation, and the serifs read as bold, blocky brackets that reinforce a robust horizontal rhythm. Curves are largely constructed from straight segments and clipped joins, giving bowls and rounds a faceted look; counters are open and clean, and spacing feels deliberate with a broad footprint in both caps and lowercase.
Best suited to headlines and short blocks of text where its wide stance and chamfered slab details can be appreciated. It also fits signage, packaging, and identity work that benefits from a sturdy, industrial character, and it can serve as a distinctive UI or display face for technical or retro-themed applications.
The overall tone is functional and engineered, evoking labeling, hardware, and instrument-panel typography. Its faceted geometry adds a retro-tech flavor while remaining pragmatic and readable, suggesting a confident, no-nonsense voice rather than a delicate or expressive one.
The design appears intended to merge classic slab-serif solidity with a geometric, precision-cut construction. By replacing smooth curves with chamfered geometry and keeping contrast low, it aims for high-impact clarity and a mechanical, industrial personality across both text and numerals.
Angular cut-ins appear consistently at corners and curve transitions, creating a cohesive "beveled" system across letters and numerals. The figures and rounded characters (like O, Q, 0, 8) maintain the same polygonal construction, which helps the font hold together in dense text while still feeling distinctive.