Slab Square Tadil 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logos, circus, western, vintage, playful, poster, attention, retro, display, character, chunky, bracketed, flared, wedge-like, compact.
A heavy, display-oriented slab serif with compact proportions and strongly bracketed, flared serifs that often feel wedge-like rather than purely rectangular. Strokes are robust with modest modulation, and joins are rounded enough to keep counters from collapsing at large weights. The rhythm is slightly irregular and lively, with subtly varying widths across letters and distinctive, broad-shouldered curves in rounds like O and Q. Numerals are similarly stout and attention-grabbing, with simplified, bold forms suited to headlines.
Best suited for display sizes where its slab serifs and bold curves can read clearly—posters, event graphics, editorial headlines, and prominent signage. It also fits branding and packaging that wants a retro or western-inflected voice, especially in short phrases, labels, and logo wordmarks.
The font projects a show-poster energy: confident, punchy, and a little mischievous. Its chunky slabs and animated shapes evoke antique advertising and carnival or saloon-era signage, giving text an immediate, characterful presence rather than a neutral tone.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a nostalgic, showy flavor, using sturdy slabs, compact proportions, and lively width variation to create a distinctive, attention-grabbing texture in big type.
Diagonal strokes and terminals carry a noticeable flare that adds motion and helps separate letterforms in tight settings. The overall color on the page is dark and emphatic, with a deliberately stylized, non-textbook consistency that prioritizes personality over restraint.