Slab Square Jogy 5 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, signage, packaging, retro, circus, playful, punchy, assertive, attention, impact, poster, blocky, chunky, cut-in, decorative, notched.
This is a heavy, wide, slab-serif display face with squared-off terminals and pronounced, blocky serifs. Strokes are extremely thick with sharp interior counters, and many letters feature distinctive vertical incisions and stencil-like notches that create a layered, cutout look. The overall rhythm is compact and punchy, with rounded outer curves contrasted by crisp, rectilinear joins and flat tops and bottoms.
Best suited for display typography such as posters, storefront signage, event and festival branding, packaging, mastheads, and headline systems where a strong voice is desired. It also works well for logos and wordmarks that benefit from a bold, retro-leaning character, while the ornamental interior cuts suggest avoiding long passages of small text.
The font projects a bold, showtime energy with a playful, slightly theatrical edge. Its heavy presence and ornamental cut-ins give it a retro display vibe that feels confident, attention-seeking, and a bit quirky.
The design appears intended to maximize visibility and personality at large sizes, combining slab-serif sturdiness with decorative interior carving. The notched detailing reads as a deliberate signature meant to make headlines and short phrases feel distinctive rather than neutral.
The decorative vertical cut-ins appear consistently across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, creating a cohesive carved/stenciled motif. Counters are relatively tight in letters like a, e, s, and 8, which increases density and reinforces the font’s solid, ink-heavy silhouette.