Slab Square Ogmo 10 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, branding, packaging, vintage, authoritative, collegiate, editorial, sturdy, display impact, print nostalgia, editorial authority, institutional tone, bracketed, ink-trap feel, ball terminals, rounded joins, oldstyle figures.
A heavy, compact slab-serif with pronounced vertical stress and sharply defined thick–thin contrast. Serifs are strong and mostly squared off, often slightly bracketed, giving the joins a carved, press-like feel. Counters are relatively tight and the overall rhythm is dense, with sturdy stems and crisp edges; several lowercase forms show rounded terminals and occasional ball-like finishing on descenders (notably in the y). Numerals appear oldstyle, mixing ascenders and descenders, which reinforces a traditional text color despite the weight.
Best suited for headlines, titles, and short blocks of text where a strong, classic slab-serif voice is needed—such as book covers, editorial display, posters, and brand marks. It can also work in packaging or signage when you want a traditional, authoritative look with a dense typographic color.
The tone is confident and traditional, evoking editorial authority and a classic print aesthetic. Its bold presence reads serious and institutional, with a hint of vintage warmth from the bracketed slabs and oldstyle numerals.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, print-rooted slab-serif for attention-grabbing display typography, while maintaining familiar, traditional letterforms and an oldstyle numeral set to support editorial-style compositions.
In the sample text, the face holds together as a strong, dark texture with clear word shapes, favoring impact over delicacy. The combination of hefty slabs and tight counters suggests it’s meant to stay crisp at display sizes and short text settings where a robust, historic voice is desirable.