Slab Square Taram 9 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Artegra Slab' by Artegra, 'Peckham' by Los Andes, 'Choplin' by René Bieder, and 'Pepi/Rudi' by Suitcase Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, retro, athletic, assertive, editorial, industrial, impact, energy, heritage, ruggedness, branding, blocky, bracketed, chunky, compact, ink-trap-ish.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with compact counters and a strongly built, poster-like silhouette. Stems are thick and steady with minimal modulation, while the serifs read as broad slabs with crisp, square terminations and occasional subtle bracketing where strokes meet. The drawing favors sturdy, rectangular shaping (notably in rounds and bowls), creating a dense rhythm and tight internal spaces; diagonals and joins feel reinforced, contributing to a durable, engineered look. Numerals and caps maintain the same muscular color, giving the face a consistent, headline-driven texture.
Best suited to display applications where weight and presence are priorities: impactful headlines, posters, event promotions, and sports or collegiate-style branding. It can also work well on packaging and signage that benefit from a bold, energetic voice, especially when set with generous tracking or ample line spacing to keep forms from crowding.
The overall tone is confident and punchy, with a distinctly retro, Americana-leaning flavor. Its bold, slanted stance suggests motion and competition, while the squared slabs and compact apertures add a utilitarian, hard-working edge.
Likely designed to deliver a forceful, fast-leaning slab-serif voice that reads instantly at large sizes. The sturdy construction and squared terminals prioritize impact and recognizability, aiming for a vintage-meets-industrial personality with strong branding utility.
At text sizes the dense counters and tight apertures can darken quickly, but at display sizes the chunky slabs and angled emphasis become a defining stylistic feature. The mix of square-ended slabs with rounded forms produces a characteristic “carved” impression in the negative spaces.