Slab Square Hiki 6 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports, logos, packaging, western, industrial, athletic, assertive, retro, high impact, rugged branding, poster display, strong texture, blocky, squared, compact, notched, bracketed.
A heavy, block-built slab with squared geometry and broad, flat serifs that read as integral extensions of the stems. Strokes are largely monolinear with restrained contrast, and corners tend to be squared off with occasional notches and stepped cut-ins that add a carved, mechanical rhythm. Counters are tight and mostly rectangular, producing dense color and strong silhouette definition. The lowercase maintains a large, prominent x-height and robust joins, while numerals follow the same squared, modular construction for consistent texture in mixed settings.
Best suited to display work where weight and silhouette can do the heavy lifting: posters, big headlines, signage, and branding marks. It also fits athletic graphics and packaging that benefits from a sturdy, high-impact slab voice, while longer text will read most comfortably at larger sizes.
The overall tone is forceful and utilitarian, mixing a frontier poster spirit with a more industrial, stamped-letter feel. Its chunky slabs and squared terminals project confidence and toughness, giving headlines a bold, workmanlike presence.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact and recognizability through a squared, slab-serif structure, using notches and tight counters to create a distinctive, repeatable texture. It prioritizes bold presence and a rugged, poster-ready character over quiet neutrality.
The design relies on interior cutouts and angular inktrap-like notches to keep shapes distinct at display sizes, creating a distinctive stepped texture across words. Round letters are interpreted with squarish bowls, which increases uniformity and contributes to a strong, poster-oriented rhythm.