Slab Square Etwe 14 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, sports branding, signage, rugged, western, assertive, retro, industrial, maximum impact, vintage display, brand stamp, sign painting, blocky, angular, chiseled, octagonal, notched.
A heavy, block-driven slab serif with wide proportions and crisp, square terminals. The letterforms are built from straight segments and chamfered corners, producing an octagonal, cut-out silhouette in rounds like O and C. Serifs are thick and bracket-free, with pronounced notches and stepped joins that emphasize a machined, stencil-like rhythm. Counters are compact and squarish, and the overall spacing reads dense and dark, with strong, even stroke presence across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for display applications where impact and character are priorities—posters, large headlines, logos, packaging, and bold signage. It can also work for short bursts of copy (taglines, labels) where a compact, high-ink texture is desirable, but the dense shapes are likely to feel heavy in long text.
The font conveys a rugged, frontier-meets-factory tone: bold, blunt, and uncompromising. Its chiseled corners and slabby stance suggest vintage posters and workwear branding, with a confident, attention-grabbing voice that feels nostalgic without being delicate.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with a distinctive, cut-corner slab structure that stays consistent across the alphabet and figures. Its geometry prioritizes bold legibility at larger sizes while injecting a vintage, crafted edge through notches and chamfers.
The design relies on consistent corner chamfers and repeated cut-in shapes that create a distinctive texture in text settings. Numerals follow the same angular logic, keeping the set visually uniform and sign-like at display sizes.