Slab Rounded Ulgi 9 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, editorial, typewriter, vintage, friendly, sturdy, playful, typewriter feel, display impact, warmth, compact setting, rounded serifs, soft corners, high contrast ink-trap, compact, robust.
A compact, heavy serif with slab-like feet and subtly rounded terminals that soften the overall silhouette. Strokes stay largely even, giving it a firm, poster-like color on the page, while corners and joins show gentle rounding and occasional ink-trap-like notches that help keep counters open at bold sizes. The proportions are condensed with short extenders, and the letterforms read as sturdy and slightly mechanical, with a consistent rhythm across caps and lowercase.
Best suited to headlines, posters, packaging, and logo wordmarks where a bold, compact serif can hold attention and reproduce cleanly. It can also work for editorial pull quotes or short paragraphs when a vintage, typewriter-adjacent voice is desired, especially at moderate sizes with comfortable tracking.
The font conveys a typewriter-and-print-shop nostalgia with a personable, approachable tone. Its rounded slabs and dense texture feel dependable and workmanlike, while the softened details add a casual, slightly playful warmth rather than strict formality.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, condensed serif with typewriter-inspired character, balancing strong slab-like structure with rounded, print-friendly details for a more approachable presence.
In text, the dense weight and compact width create a strong horizontal texture, and the rounded slabs keep the baseline and cap line visually anchored. The numerals match the same sturdy construction and rounded shaping, helping the set feel cohesive in display and short passages.