Slab Square Podu 2 is a regular weight, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, industrial, retro, technical, sturdy, no-nonsense, mechanical feel, retro utility, structured display, labeling, squared, angular, boxy, slab-serif, compact.
A monoline slab-serif with squared construction and flat, blocky terminals that create a crisp, engineered silhouette. Strokes maintain a consistent thickness, with rectangular serifs and hard corners dominating the forms; curves are minimized and often resolved into squarish bowls and corners. Proportions feel compact and slightly condensed in the vertical details, with tall, straight stems and tight interior counters that produce a dense, rhythmic texture in text. Numerals and capitals follow the same rigid geometry, reinforcing an orderly, grid-like appearance.
Well-suited for display settings where a robust, structured voice is needed—posters, headlines, signage, and packaging that benefits from an industrial or technical cue. It can also work for logotypes or labels where squared slabs and high structural consistency help maintain a recognizable stamp-like presence.
The overall tone is utilitarian and retro-industrial, evoking mechanical labeling, signage, and technical print. Its strict right angles and sturdy slabs read as confident and functional rather than delicate, with a subtle vintage flavor reminiscent of typewriter and early computer-era aesthetics.
The design appears intended to deliver a pragmatic, constructed slab-serif look with strong rectangular serifs and squared terminals, prioritizing an engineered feel and consistent stroke behavior. Its geometry suggests a goal of producing clear, authoritative letterforms that read as mechanical, orderly, and visually distinctive in display contexts.
The face emphasizes strong horizontals and verticals, with squared-off joins that can make letterforms feel modular and schematic. In continuous text it creates a pronounced pattern of rectangular counters and firm baseline/ capline alignment, favoring clarity of structure over softness.