Slab Square Vepi 2 is a light, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book covers, children’s, packaging, posters, branding, quirky, storybook, handcrafted, friendly, vintage, approachability, distinctiveness, retro charm, informal display, slab serif, bracketless, square terminals, casual, bouncy.
A lightly built slab-serif with square-ended terminals and crisp, largely unbracketed serifs. Strokes stay close to monoline, but the letterforms have a subtly irregular rhythm: curves lean slightly off-perfect geometry, joins feel gently kinked, and several characters show playful, asymmetric shaping. Counters are open and rounded, with soft bowl forms, while verticals remain steady and straight. Overall spacing reads comfortable rather than tight, giving the design an airy, readable texture.
Well suited to short-to-medium display text where personality matters: book covers, editorial headlines, posters, packaging, café/retail branding, and pull quotes. It can also work for short passages in larger sizes when a friendly, slightly rustic slab-serif voice is desired.
The font conveys a warm, whimsical tone—like a printed, hand-set feel interpreted through a clean slab-serif structure. Its slight wobble and varied character shapes add personality without turning into full novelty, suggesting an inviting, lightly vintage mood.
The design appears intended to blend the dependability of slab serifs with a handcrafted, gently imperfect character. It prioritizes charm and recognizability—using square terminals and clear silhouettes—while introducing subtle irregularities to keep the texture lively on the page.
Distinctive details include a lively mix of straight and curved energy across the set, plus expressive diagonals in letters like K, V, W, X, and Y that feel intentionally a bit off-square. Numerals follow the same friendly, slightly idiosyncratic logic, with rounded forms and firm slab endings that keep them consistent with the alphabet.