Slab Square Dykoy 7 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, editorial, industrial, typewriter, sturdy, utilitarian, retro, impact, print texture, retro utility, robust readability, bracketed serifs, ink traps, rounded corners, soft slab, high legibility.
A heavy, slab-serif design with broad stems, compact counters, and squared, blocky serifs that read as softened by subtle rounding. The outlines feel slightly irregular in a deliberate, printed way, with small notches and wedge-like joins that suggest ink spread or ink-trap behavior at tight interior corners. Uppercase forms are wide and stable with strong vertical stress; lowercase is straightforward and workmanlike, with single-storey a and g and simple, robust joins. Numerals are chunky and open, matching the overall dense, poster-friendly color.
Well-suited to headlines and subheads where a strong, stable voice is needed, and it also performs in short editorial passages thanks to open shapes and clear letter differentiation. The rugged slab details make it a natural fit for packaging, labels, signage, and branding systems aiming for a retro-industrial or typewriter-adjacent feel.
The font conveys a tough, pragmatic tone with a clear nod to mechanical printing and stamped lettering. Its weight and squared details feel dependable and matter-of-fact, while the softened corners add a friendly, slightly vintage warmth rather than a sharp, engineered chill.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, high-impact slab-serif with a practical, printed texture—combining sturdy geometry with small detailing that evokes letterpress or stamped output while remaining highly readable.
Spacing appears generous enough to keep the heavy forms from clogging in text, and the family maintains consistent stroke heft across caps, lowercase, and figures. The strongest character comes from the square-ended slabs combined with subtle edge softening, which creates a distinctive “printed” texture in paragraphs.