Slab Square Fepo 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, signage, retro, friendly, punchy, playful, sturdy, display impact, retro flavor, brand friendliness, visual weight, chunky, soft-cornered, bracketed, ink-trap feel, compact counters.
A heavy slab serif with broad proportions and a compact internal space. Strokes are dense and rounded in their transitions, with small bracket-like joins into the slabs that soften the otherwise blocky structure. Terminals tend to read as squared-off and substantial, and the overall rhythm is tight due to short apertures and thick crossbars. The lowercase has a sturdy, almost monoline feel at text sizes, with rounded bowls and notably weighty joins; the numerals follow the same chunky, stable construction.
Best suited to display applications like headlines, posters, packaging, and bold brand marks where its chunky slabs and wide stance can carry presence. It can also work for signage or short callouts when ample leading and tracking are used to keep dense forms from closing up.
The tone is bold and approachable, combining a vintage poster sensibility with a friendly, toy-block solidity. Its softening brackets and rounded curves keep it from feeling harsh, giving it a warm, slightly nostalgic voice that still reads as assertive and attention-grabbing.
The design appears intended to deliver a confident slab-serif look with softened geometry—pairing strong, square-ended mass with rounded, bracketed details for a more welcoming, retro-leaning display voice.
Large, dark forms and tight counters make it excel in short bursts, while longer text will feel dense and compressed unless given generous size and spacing. The shapes maintain a consistent, cohesive weight across caps, lowercase, and figures, reinforcing an intentionally punchy, display-first personality.