Slab Unbracketed Atkaz 5 is a light, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
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A slanted slab-serif with clean, square-cut serifs and minimal stroke modulation. The letterforms are open and generously spaced, with a measured horizontal emphasis and long, smooth italic curves. Terminals and serifs read crisp and planar rather than rounded, giving the texture a controlled, typographic rhythm. The lowercase shows classic italic construction with single-storey forms and a gently flowing joining logic, while capitals remain upright in structure but consistently slanted in stance.
Well suited to editorial settings where italic needs to carry extended passages with clarity—such as magazines, essays, book interiors, and pull quotes. It can also support branding and packaging that benefit from a literate, classic tone with a crisp slab-serif edge.
The overall tone feels editorial and bookish, combining a traditional italic voice with a slightly modern, stripped-back slab finish. It reads poised and articulate rather than showy, with a calm, cultured presence that suggests quotation, commentary, and narrative emphasis.
The design appears intended to deliver a readable, text-capable italic that borrows the stability of slab serifs while keeping the movement and elegance of a traditional italic. Its restrained contrast and crisp serif treatment aim for consistent color in paragraphs and dependable emphasis in mixed typographic systems.
Numerals are clear and simply drawn, matching the italic slant and maintaining steady alignment and spacing. The ampersand and punctuation in the sample text sit comfortably with the set, reinforcing a coherent reading texture across mixed-case passages.