Slab Square Poba 5 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, branding, labels, industrial, sturdy, retro, utilitarian, authoritative, impact, compactness, clarity, ruggedness, squared, compact, blocky, bracketless, high contrast-free.
This typeface is a compact slab-serif design with heavy, squared letterforms and flat, rectangular serifs. Strokes maintain an even weight with little to no contrast, producing a solid, poster-ready texture. Curves are tightened and slightly squared off (notably in C, G, and S), while counters stay relatively open for a dense style. The lowercase follows a two-storey structure for a and g, with sturdy verticals and short, squared terminals that keep the overall rhythm tight and mechanical.
Best suited to headlines and short-to-medium text where you want a dense, high-impact texture—posters, packaging, labels, and signage. It can also work for branding systems that need a tough, dependable voice, especially in contexts where compact width helps fit more characters per line.
The overall tone is firm and no-nonsense, with a workmanlike presence that feels industrial and slightly retro. Its blocky slabs and compact spacing read as confident and functional, suggesting signage and print-era utility rather than delicate editorial refinement.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum solidity and legibility in a compact footprint, using blunt slabs and even strokes to create a strong typographic color. Its squared details and restrained curves suggest a purpose-built display face for practical, high-visibility applications.
The capitals are broad-shouldered and assertive, with strong horizontal emphasis from the slabs and flat ends. Numerals are equally stout and straightforward, matching the alphabet’s squared construction and maintaining consistent visual color across mixed text.