Slab Square Kypo 2 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logos, packaging, western, vintage, showbill, rugged, playful, wood-type revival, poster impact, period styling, branding emphasis, tuscan serifs, decorative, stencil-like, high impact, condensed.
A condensed display face with heavy vertical stems and prominent slab-like serifs that often split into pointed, notched “Tuscan” shapes. The strokes are mostly straight and squared-off, with slight contrast and a strong vertical emphasis that keeps counters tight and forms compact. Terminals and serifs create repeated cut-in details that read almost stencil-like at a distance, producing a dense texture and a crisp, poster-ready silhouette across caps, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, wordmarks, and signage where its condensed width and ornate slabs can command attention. It also works well on packaging or labels aiming for a vintage or Western flavor, especially when paired with simpler supporting text.
The overall tone is classic frontier and turn-of-the-century poster work, mixing toughness with a theatrical, attention-grabbing swagger. Its sharp notches and exaggerated slabs give it a playful bravado that feels at home in saloons, circuses, and old-time advertising.
The design appears intended to echo historic wood-type and showcard lettering, leveraging narrow proportions and decorative slab serifs to maximize presence in limited horizontal space. Its consistent, repeatable notches and squared construction emphasize display impact over continuous-text neutrality.
The decorative serif notches and narrow proportions make the face most effective at larger sizes, where the internal cut details stay clear. In longer lines of text, the strong vertical rhythm and dense color can feel intense, so spacing and size choices will strongly affect readability.