Slab Square Kari 2 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, signage, packaging, western, industrial, rugged, bold, poster, high impact, vintage flavor, stamped texture, compact setting, stencil-like, squarish, condensed, blocky, chiseled.
A tightly condensed, heavy display face built from squarish slabs and straight-sided strokes. Terminals are flat and blunt, with slab-like feet and shoulders that read as carved blocks rather than smooth curves. Counters are small and often rectangular, and many joins include deliberate notches and cut-ins that create a slightly stencil-like, punched texture. The rhythm is compact and vertical, with a tall lowercase profile and uneven, hand-cut edges that add roughness without losing overall consistency.
Best suited to posters, headlines, and branding where compact width and strong black presence are advantages. It works well for signage, packaging labels, and event titles that want a Western/industrial edge, and it can create a striking typographic texture in short pull quotes or banner-style settings.
The font projects a tough, utilitarian attitude with a strong Western and industrial flavor. Its blocky silhouettes and incised gaps feel stamped, branded, or cut from wood or metal, giving it an assertive, vintage display tone. The overall effect is loud and attention-grabbing, with a gritty charm rather than polished refinement.
The design appears intended as a condensed, high-impact display face that echoes slab-lettering and stamped or stenciled production marks. Its notched details and squarish counters seem purpose-built to add character and a handcrafted, rugged texture while maintaining a strong, legible vertical silhouette.
The narrow set and dense interior spaces make it feel darker on the page, especially in longer lines. Distinctive ink-trap-like notches and squared bowls help characters stay recognizable at display sizes, while the texture becomes more pronounced as the size increases.