Slab Square Pera 9 is a regular weight, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, editorial, book covers, branding, confident, vintage, academic, utilitarian, clarity, authority, printlike, impact, slabbed, bracketless, sturdy, high-contrast, open counters.
This typeface uses sturdy slab serifs with flat, square-ended terminals and largely consistent stroke thickness. The letterforms are wide-set with generous internal space, giving counters and bowls a clear, open feel. Serifs are mostly unbracketed and blocky, and curves transition into straight segments with a crisp, engineered rhythm. In text, the spacing reads even and stable, with a strong baseline presence and distinct shapes across capitals and lowercase.
It performs well in headlines and short-to-medium text where a firm, slab-serif voice is desirable—magazine features, book covers, and brand systems that need a dependable, authoritative tone. The wide forms and open counters also make it suitable for posters and signage-style compositions where clarity and presence matter.
The overall tone feels confident and workmanlike, with an editorial seriousness that nods to traditional printing. Its broad proportions and emphatic slabs add a slightly vintage, collegiate flavor while still reading as practical and direct. The look is assertive without feeling ornate, projecting clarity and reliability.
The design appears intended to deliver a robust slab-serif texture with crisp terminals and wide proportions, balancing display impact with readable paragraph rhythm. It emphasizes strong silhouettes and consistent construction to create an identifiable, steady typographic voice across letters and figures.
Capitals appear particularly solid and display-friendly, while the lowercase maintains clear differentiation at reading sizes. Numerals follow the same sturdy construction, matching the text color and reinforcing a consistent, no-nonsense texture in paragraphs.