Slab Square Pope 11 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Athletico Clean' by GRIN3 (Nowak), 'Field House' by Komet & Flicker, 'LHF Durango' by Letterhead Fonts, 'Losver' by Marvadesign, and 'Hockeynight Serif' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, signage, western, athletic, retro, sturdy, assertive, impact, heritage, ruggedness, space-saving, blocky, octagonal, bracketless, high-impact, poster-friendly.
A heavy, compact slab-serif design with squared-off terminals and a distinctly chamfered, octagonal shaping throughout. Strokes are thick and even, with minimal contrast, producing dense color and strong vertical emphasis. Serifs read as blunt slabs with little to no bracketing, and many joins and corners are cut back into angled facets, especially on curves (C, G, O) and diagonals. Counters are relatively tight and the overall rhythm is punchy and compressed, with straightforward, upright construction and simple, sturdy forms.
Best suited to display settings where bold, compact letterforms need to hold their own: posters, headlines, badges, and branded wordmarks. It also fits packaging and signage that benefits from a vintage or rugged tone, especially when set large with ample tracking to keep counters from closing up.
The faceted slabs and condensed heft evoke a vintage, frontier-and-sports vernacular—confident, hardworking, and attention-grabbing. It feels like a display face meant to project toughness and tradition, with a classic sign-painting and team-lettering energy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a condensed footprint, using slab serifs and faceted corners to create a distinctive, old-style industrial/western flavor while staying highly legible at display sizes.
Uppercase forms are particularly block-forward and geometric, while the lowercase keeps the same slab-and-facet logic, giving text a consistent, uniform texture at larger sizes. Numerals follow the same chamfered geometry, reinforcing the utilitarian, stamped-letter impression.