Slab Square Jowu 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, sports branding, gaming ui, industrial, techno, sporty, retro, game-like, impact, branding, signage, retro-tech, octagonal, chamfered, blocky, angular, stencil-like.
A heavy, block-built display face with squared proportions and consistent chamfered corners that create an octagonal silhouette across round letters and numerals. Strokes are thick and largely monolinear, with flat, slab-like terminals and minimal curvature, producing crisp joins and a rugged, engineered texture. Counters are compact and often polygonal, and several forms suggest cut-ins and notches that read slightly stencil-like in places. The overall rhythm is tight and sturdy, with clearly differentiated capitals, lowercase, and figures that share the same angular construction.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, title screens, and branding marks where the angular construction can read as a stylistic asset. It also works well for sports identifiers, merchandise graphics, and game/tech interface labeling where a tough, geometric tone is desired.
The font conveys a mechanical, game-and-arcade energy—confident, tough, and utilitarian. Its faceted geometry feels both retro-digital and sporty, evoking signage, machinery labeling, and bold team or equipment branding.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, engineered display voice by combining slab-like, flat terminals with chamfered geometry and compact counters. Its consistent faceting across the alphabet suggests a deliberate system built for strong presence and a distinctive, industrial-tech character.
Distinctive chamfers on corners and squared bowls give common letters (like O, C, G, and S) a consistent faceted look, while the numerals echo the same cut-corner logic for a cohesive set. The heavy weight and compact interior spaces create strong impact but can reduce clarity at very small sizes or in dense paragraphs.