Slab Square Taroz 7 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, book covers, retro, display, bookish, whimsical, confident, high impact, vintage flavor, warmth, motion, slab serif, bracketed, soft corners, calligraphic slant, ink-trap feel.
A heavy, italic slab serif with compact proportions and a gently uneven, hand-inked rhythm. Strokes are stout with moderate contrast and subtly tapered joins, while serifs read as chunky slabs with small bracketed transitions rather than razor-sharp cuts. Curves are generously rounded (notably in C, G, O, and Q) and counters stay open despite the weight, giving the face a sturdy but readable silhouette. The lowercase shows bouncy modulation and slightly varied widths, with single-storey a and g and a lively, angled stress that keeps the texture active.
Best suited to display settings where its chunky slabs and lively italic texture can carry personality—headlines, posters, packaging, brand marks, and book or album covers. It can also work for short editorial standfirsts or pull quotes where a bold, vintage-inflected emphasis is desired.
The overall tone feels retro and characterful—confident, friendly, and a little mischievous. Its warm, slightly irregular italic energy suggests vintage advertising and editorial titling more than strict, modernist neutrality.
Designed to deliver strong impact with a vintage slab-serif flavor while maintaining legibility through open counters and controlled contrast. The slightly calligraphic slant and softened slab transitions appear intended to add warmth and motion, keeping dense text blocks from feeling rigid.
Numerals are wide and robust, matching the heavy text color and keeping clear shapes at display sizes. The italic slant is present but not extreme, and the slab detailing stays consistent across capitals and lowercase, producing a cohesive, poster-ready voice.