Slab Square Pebo 17 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, editorial, industrial, retro, authoritative, collegiate, mechanical, impact, sturdiness, print poster, vintage utility, institutional, bracketless, blocky, compact, high-impact, sturdy.
This typeface features heavy slab serifs with flat, squared terminals and minimal stroke modulation, producing a dense, sturdy color on the page. Curves are broadly rounded and simplified, while joins and endings feel blunt and engineered, giving the letterforms a strong, poster-ready silhouette. Proportions lean compact with a relatively small x-height and prominent capitals, and the overall rhythm is steady rather than delicate, with wide counters kept tight by the robust strokes.
Best suited for headlines, subheads, and short blocks of text where a strong, grounded voice is needed. It performs well in posters, signage, and packaging that benefit from a sturdy slab-serif look, and it can add a retro-industrial character to editorial display settings.
The overall tone is bold and workmanlike, mixing vintage print practicality with a confident, institutional presence. Its squared slabs and compact proportions evoke signage, stamping, and old-school editorial headers, delivering an assertive, no-nonsense feel.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence and durability through squared slab serifs, simplified curves, and a compact, sturdy build. It prioritizes a strong silhouette and a consistent, punchy texture for impactful display typography.
Numerals are large and weighty with clear, squared-off finishing, matching the caps’ authority. The lowercase maintains a sturdy, utilitarian build, and the strong serifs help anchor lines of text, creating a firm baseline and a distinctly structured texture.