Slab Square Sive 2 is a bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, branding, packaging, industrial, stencil-like, retro, robust, utilitarian, stencil effect, industrial voice, display impact, signage clarity, blocky, ink-trap cuts, high-contrast counters, square dots, notched serifs.
A heavy, geometric slab-serif with broad proportions and largely even stroke weight. The defining feature is a set of deliberate rectangular cut-ins that interrupt stems, bowls, and cross-strokes, producing a stencil/ink-trap effect and adding sharp internal corners. Terminals and serifs resolve into flat, squared-off blocks, while curves stay smooth and wide, creating large counters and clear silhouettes. Dots and small details skew square, reinforcing the mechanical feel, and the overall rhythm reads sturdy and modular in both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to display applications where the notched detailing can be appreciated—posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, labels, and bold signage. It can work for short bursts of text (pull quotes or subheads), especially when a rugged, industrial voice is desired.
The repeated notches and squared finishing give the face a rugged, engineered tone—part signage, part stamped lettering. It feels assertive and practical, with a slightly playful retro-industrial flavor that reads as crafted and purposeful rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to merge a classic slab-serif backbone with engineered cutaways that mimic stencil bridges or ink-trap breaks. The goal seems to be strong impact with a distinctive, reproducible texture that feels at home in bold, practical visual systems.
The cuts create distinctive interior shapes that remain visible at display sizes, but also introduce busy texture in continuous text. Numerals match the same blocky, notched construction for consistent typographic color across mixed alphanumerics.