Slab Square Otki 12 is a regular weight, narrow, monoline, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: body text, editorial, book text, academic, reports, typewriter, scholarly, vintage, no-nonsense, practical, readable, documentary, traditional, slab serif, bracketless, blocky serifs, sturdy, high contrast feel.
A compact slab-serif with crisp, square-ended serifs and mostly unbracketed joins. Strokes read fairly even in weight, with firm verticals and straightforward curves that keep counters open and legible. The design emphasizes vertical rhythm and tight horizontal proportions, while letter widths vary naturally across the alphabet. Details like the single-storey lowercase a and g, a strong slabbed i/j treatment, and sturdy, squared terminals give the face a practical, mechanical regularity.
This font suits printed reading environments where a firm, traditional texture is desired, such as books, long-form articles, reports, and academic materials. It also performs well in captions and UI text where a compact serif can add structure without feeling ornate.
The tone is utilitarian and slightly retro, evoking typed documents and traditional editorial typography. Its direct, sturdy shapes feel dependable and businesslike, with a mild academic/formal flavor rather than decorative exuberance.
The design appears intended to deliver a practical slab-serif voice with a typewriter-adjacent sturdiness, prioritizing clarity and a consistent, workmanlike rhythm over calligraphic refinement.
The numerals follow the same robust, square-serif logic and remain clear at display sizes; curves stay controlled and slightly compressed, which reinforces a dense, text-forward texture. Uppercase forms appear clean and authoritative, while the lowercase maintains a workmanlike, readable cadence.