Slab Square Opvi 5 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, labels, industrial, mechanical, utility, retro, technical, rugged clarity, industrial voice, technical styling, display impact, octagonal, chamfered, sturdy, angular, blocky.
This typeface uses sturdy slab serifs and mostly monolinear strokes with crisp, square-cut terminals. Many curves are simplified into faceted, chamfered shapes, giving round letters like C, G, O, and Q an octagonal feel. Proportions are generously set with a broad footprint and open counters, while joins and corners stay sharp and deliberate. Figures and capitals echo the same engineered geometry, with consistent horizontal slabs and a firm baseline presence.
It’s well suited to headlines and short blocks of copy where the bold slab structure and angular detailing can carry personality without needing delicate spacing. The sturdy shapes also fit signage, labels, and packaging systems that benefit from an industrial, engineered look.
The overall tone feels mechanical and utilitarian, like lettering intended for equipment, labeling, or robust print work. Its faceted curves and hard corners add a retro technical flavor, suggesting practical, no-nonsense communication rather than refinement.
The design appears intended to combine the reliability of slab-serif structure with a distinctly technical, faceted drawing style. By replacing smooth curves with chamfers and keeping terminals flat and emphatic, it aims for a rugged, machine-made voice that remains readable in display and utilitarian settings.
In text, the strong slab rhythm creates a pronounced horizontal emphasis, and the chamfered rounding keeps the design from feeling purely geometric. The lowercase maintains clarity through simple forms and straightforward terminals, supporting a steady, even texture across longer lines.