Slab Square Dyluh 1 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, labels, packaging, editorial, typewriter, western, vintage, industrial, rugged, impact, utility, retro print, typewriter feel, poster tone, bracketed slabs, ink traps, blunted curves, compact, utilitarian.
A compact slab-serif design with a strong, even stroke weight and a tight, columnar rhythm. Serifs are blocky and heavily bracketed, with flat, squared terminals and subtly softened corners that keep the texture from feeling overly mechanical. Counters are relatively small and the curves are slightly squarish, giving rounds (like O, C, and e) a sturdy, compressed feel. The numerals and capitals sit firmly on the baseline and the overall spacing reads disciplined and grid-friendly, producing a dense, punchy typographic color.
It performs best where a bold, compact slab presence is needed: headlines, poster copy, labels, and packaging that want a vintage or utilitarian tone. The steady rhythm also suits editorial pull quotes, captions, or short UI strings where a typewriter-like voice is desirable.
The font evokes a classic typewriter and letterpress mood with a hint of frontier poster lettering. Its heavy slabs and compact proportions feel practical and no-nonsense, while the slightly worn, blunted details add a vintage, workmanlike character.
The design appears intended to deliver a dependable, high-impact slab-serif voice that remains orderly and grid-aligned, while retaining enough softened, print-like detail to feel tactile rather than purely geometric. It balances rugged display character with a structured texture suitable for repeated text elements.
The uppercase forms are tall and emphatic, and the lowercase maintains the same sturdy, squared-off logic, creating consistent texture across mixed-case settings. The punctuation and figures match the same weight and terminal treatment, supporting uniform, repetitive text patterns and punchy short strings.