Slab Square Abdod 9 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
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A wide, monospaced slab serif with sturdy, rectangular serifs and largely square-ended terminals. Strokes are low-contrast with a consistent, mechanical rhythm, and curves are kept compact and controlled, giving round letters a slightly squared feel. The lowercase shows a single-storey “a” and “g,” with a clear, sturdy “t,” and the capitals present strong horizontals and pronounced slab feet. Numerals are open and evenly spaced, matching the fixed-width cadence of the text.
Well-suited to contexts that benefit from fixed-width alignment, such as code snippets, terminal-style interfaces, tables, and structured documents. Its sturdy slabs and open forms can also work for captions, labels, and utilitarian editorial typography where a typewriter-inspired voice is desired.
The overall tone is practical and no-nonsense, evoking typewriter and early-computing aesthetics while remaining calm and readable. Its strong slabs and even spacing convey reliability and a mildly institutional, workmanlike character rather than expressiveness or delicacy.
Likely drawn to provide a dependable monospaced reading experience with a slab-serif voice—prioritizing alignment, consistency, and clarity while referencing typewriter and system-text conventions.
The fixed-width spacing creates a prominent vertical grid in paragraphs, and the generous letter width helps counters stay open at small-to-medium sizes. The heavy slabs and squared terminals contribute to a firm baseline and a distinctly structural texture in running text.