Slab Square Tanik 2 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Miura Slab' by DSType; 'Queulat', 'Queulat Soft', and 'Sanchez Slab' by Latinotype; 'Weekly' by Los Andes; and 'Isento Slab' by Monotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, sports, packaging, confident, retro, sporty, editorial, punchy, impact, nostalgia, emphasis, momentum, clarity, blocky, bracketed, rounded, chunky, compact.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with broad proportions and tightly packed counters. Strokes are thick and steady, with minimal modulation, and the serifs read as chunky, squared slabs softened by subtle rounding and occasional bracketing. Curves are robust and full (notably in C, G, O, S), while straight strokes feel compact and engineered. The overall rhythm is dense and emphatic, with short ascenders/descenders and a sturdy baseline presence that keeps lines of text visually cohesive.
Best suited for display settings such as headlines, posters, mastheads, and branding where a strong, compact voice is needed. It can also work on packaging and labels, especially when you want a retro or sporty emphasis and a firm typographic silhouette.
The tone is bold and assertive with a distinctly vintage, headline-driven energy. Its slanted stance and chunky slabs suggest motion and impact, evoking classic sports lettering, mid‑century advertising, and strong editorial display typography.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact and legibility in short bursts of text, combining a traditional slab-serif backbone with a forward-leaning, energetic stance. Its wide set and chunky details aim to create a memorable, confident word shape for attention-grabbing applications.
In text, the weight and inward spaces create a dark color that favors larger sizes. The italic construction appears drawn rather than mechanically skewed, maintaining consistent slab behavior and rounded joins across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals.