Slab Square Alhu 5 is a regular weight, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, industrial, editorial, retro, bold, authoritative, display impact, sturdy clarity, vintage utility, graphic presence, blocky, sturdy, square serifs, bracketless, wide stance.
A sturdy slab-serif with a wide footprint, low stroke contrast, and strongly squared-off terminals. Serifs are heavy and mostly unbracketed, giving the forms a blocky, engineered feel. Counters are open and generous, with rounded bowls set against straight, planar stems and crossbars; the overall rhythm reads steady and deliberate. The lowercase keeps a traditional structure (two-storey a, single-storey g) with compact joins and clear, slabbed feet and heads that reinforce the horizontal emphasis.
Best suited to headlines, titles, posters, and packaging where a strong, stable slab-serif voice is needed. It can also work for branding and signage that benefits from wide, highly legible letterforms and a compact, impactful typographic texture at larger sizes.
The tone is confident and workmanlike, blending an industrial, poster-era solidity with a crisp editorial presence. Its wide stance and emphatic slabs convey authority and straightforwardness rather than delicacy, suggesting a practical, no-nonsense voice with a hint of vintage signage.
The design appears intended to deliver an assertive slab-serif for display use, combining wide proportions with square-ended detailing to maximize presence and clarity. It prioritizes sturdy structure and graphic consistency for attention-grabbing typography in short to medium-length settings.
The extended width and strong horizontals create a pronounced color on the line, while the squared terminals keep edges clean and graphic. Numerals appear similarly robust and legible, matching the serif treatment for consistent texture across mixed text.