Slab Square Gati 6 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, sturdy, playful, retro, posterish, confident, impact, display, retro flavor, distinctiveness, signage strength, blocky, chunky, compact counters, softened corners, notched joins.
A heavy, block-based slab serif with broad proportions and compact internal counters. Strokes are thick and largely uniform, with square-ended slabs and terminals that read as cut from solid shapes. Many joins and corners show small angular notches or step-like cut-ins, giving the silhouettes a slightly chiseled, stamped feel rather than smooth geometric construction. Round letters (O/C/G) are full and wide, while verticals and slabs stay straight and firm, creating a strong, poster-oriented rhythm across both capitals and lowercase.
Best suited to headlines and short-form display settings where mass and shape can do the work: posters, bold editorial titles, brand marks, packaging fronts, and large signage. It can also serve as an attention-grabbing accent in layouts when paired with a calmer text face.
The overall tone is bold and assertive, with a friendly, vintage energy. Its chunky slabs and notched details evoke display lettering used in packaging, signage, and collegiate or circus-adjacent headline styles, balancing toughness with a bit of humor.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through solid slabs, broad letterforms, and compact counters, while adding distinctive personality via small notches and stepped joins. The goal is clear readability at display sizes with a recognizable, retro-leaning voice.
Lowercase forms are simplified and stout, with short extenders and sturdy bowls (a, e, g) that keep texture dense in text. Numerals are similarly blocky and high-impact, designed to hold their shape at large sizes where the cut-in details become part of the character.