Slab Square Yiku 6 is a bold, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, mastheads, packaging, industrial, gothic, authoritative, dramatic, vintage, space saving, display impact, vintage flavor, rigid geometry, condensed, rectilinear, angular, stenciled feel, spiky.
A condensed, rectilinear display face with tall proportions, tight internal counters, and sharply squared terminals throughout. Strokes alternate between heavy vertical stems and much finer connecting strokes, producing a crisp, architectural rhythm. Serifs read as blocky slabs with flat ends, and many joins resolve into pointed, triangular notches that add a slightly cut, mechanical feel. Curves are largely minimized or faceted, keeping the silhouette narrow, rigid, and strongly vertical in text.
Best suited to short display settings such as headlines, posters, mastheads, labels, and signage where its narrow build and strong vertical cadence can be read at larger sizes. It can also work for themed titling in editorial or packaging when a rigid, vintage-industrial voice is desired, but the tight counters and fine cross-strokes suggest avoiding long passages at small sizes.
The overall tone is stern and industrial, with a gothic-leaning, poster-like drama. Its sharp notches and compressed width evoke vintage signage and press-era display typography, projecting authority and intensity rather than warmth.
The design appears intended to maximize impact in limited horizontal space while maintaining a disciplined, engineered texture. Its slabbed terminals and angular notches aim to deliver a distinctive, period-evocative display voice with strong vertical emphasis.
Letterforms show a consistent preference for straight-sided bowls and squared-off shoulders, which keeps texture even across lines. The thin horizontals and tight apertures create a striped, high-tension color in paragraphs, especially where repeated verticals accumulate.