Slab Square Erta 5 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, retro, industrial, playful, poster-like, sturdy, impact, vintage display, branding, texture, blocky, chunky, ink-trap-like, soft corners, tight counters.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with broad proportions and a tall x-height. Strokes are thick and fairly even, with large, square-ended slabs and flat terminals that read as carved, stepped forms rather than delicate serifs. Many joins and interior corners show small rectangular notches that feel like ink traps or chiseled cut-ins, adding texture to the silhouette. Counters are compact and apertures tend to be narrow, giving the letters a dense, weight-forward rhythm that holds together strongly in display settings.
Best suited to headlines, posters, labels, and bold branding where impact and a vintage-industrial voice are needed. It also works well for short bursts of copy in packaging, merch, and signage, especially when you want a sturdy, attention-grabbing texture.
The overall tone is bold and assertive with a retro, workmanlike flavor—part Western poster, part industrial signage. The chunky geometry and cut-in details add a slightly mischievous, game-title energy, making it feel more playful than formal despite the mass.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with wide, slabbed forms and deliberate cut-in details that keep large black shapes lively. Its proportions and compact counters suggest it was drawn to perform as a statement display face that stays legible and characterful in big sizes.
The uppercase appears especially commanding and monoline in feel, while the lowercase keeps the same stout construction and high x-height for strong word shapes. Numerals are equally wide and heavy, matching the square, machined character of the letters. At smaller sizes, the tight counters and notched detailing are likely to merge visually, reinforcing its role as a headline and branding face rather than long text.