Slab Square Ugmam 1 is a light, narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book text, magazines, essays, quotations, scholarly, classical, bookish, refined, italic emphasis, text readability, classic voice, print texture, bracketed serifs, footed stems, calligraphic, angled stress, open counters.
A slanted serif with slab-like, squared terminals and compact proportions. Strokes are relatively even in weight, with only modest modulation and a consistent oblique angle across capitals, lowercase, and figures. Serifs read as sturdy feet and short heads, often squared off with slight bracketing, giving the forms a grounded, rectangular rhythm. The lowercase shows a traditional italic construction with single-storey a and g, a flowing f, and a right-leaning ductus that keeps counters fairly open and joins cleanly resolved.
Best suited for editorial typography such as magazines, books, essays, and pull quotes where an italic voice is needed for emphasis while staying readable. It can also work for headings or subheads that benefit from a classic, print-oriented texture.
The overall tone feels literary and editorial—measured, intelligent, and slightly formal—while the italic slant adds motion and emphasis without becoming flashy. It suggests classic print typography and conveys a calm, authoritative voice suited to serious content.
The design appears intended to provide a dependable italic companion with a robust slab-serif footprint, combining text readability with a distinctive squared terminal language for a confident, traditional typographic color.
Capitals maintain a disciplined, upright structure despite the slant, and the numerals follow the same oblique, text-friendly character. The shapes favor clarity over ornament, with terminals and serifs supplying most of the personality and a steady baseline rhythm in running text.