Slab Square Imlu 6 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, logos, industrial, athletic, techno, retro, impact, ruggedness, machined look, retro display, octagonal, beveled, blocky, stencil-like, squared.
A heavy, block-constructed slab serif with squared, flat-ended strokes and wide proportions. The letterforms are built from straight segments and chamfered corners, giving many shapes an octagonal, beveled look rather than smooth curves. Counters are compact and mostly rectangular, and joins tend to be abrupt and mechanical, reinforcing a hard-edged rhythm. Serifs read as thick, integrated slabs that extend the horizontal emphasis, while terminals stay crisp and squared for a uniform, engineered silhouette.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, team or event branding, packaging callouts, and logo wordmarks. The sturdy slabs and angular construction help it hold up in display sizes and in situations where a bold, mechanical voice is needed.
The overall tone is forceful and utilitarian, with a sporty, industrial presence. Its angular, machined detailing suggests speed, hardware, and rugged durability, evoking retro sci‑fi and athletic branding aesthetics rather than literary refinement.
Likely intended as a high-impact display slab that merges traditional serif structure with a squared, engineered geometry. The consistent beveling and compact counters appear designed to maximize solidity and visual punch while keeping letterforms highly stylized and distinctive.
The design’s consistent chamfers and flattened curves create strong patterning in all-caps settings and a dense, poster-ready texture in text lines. The lowercase maintains the same geometric construction, so mixed-case copy keeps a uniform, no-nonsense color.