Slab Unbracketed Taze 1 is a light, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, posters, packaging, signage, typewriter, industrial, utilitarian, retro, print texture, sturdy readability, vintage tone, editorial impact, slab serif, unbracketed, inked, crisp, sturdy.
A slab serif with square, unbracketed terminals and a distinctly mechanical construction. Strokes show modest contrast with firm, flat-ended serifs and a generally open, readable structure in both roman and lower case. The lowercase features a double-storey “a” and simple, workmanlike forms with short, blocky details; curves are smooth but stop cleanly into straight terminals. The design includes small ink-trap-like notches and speckled edge artifacts that create a slightly distressed, printed texture rather than perfectly smooth outlines.
Best suited to headlines, subheads, pull quotes, posters, and packaging where a sturdy slab serif voice is desired and the slightly distressed texture can read as intentional. It can also work for short passages in editorial layouts when the goal is to introduce a tactile, printed feel without sacrificing clarity.
The overall tone feels practical and no-nonsense, evoking printed matter from industrial or office contexts. Its textured edges add a subtle vintage and analog character, giving it a worn, press-printed attitude without becoming overtly decorative.
Likely designed to combine the dependable legibility of a traditional slab serif with a subtle vintage print texture. The square serifs and clean joins emphasize structure and authority, while the edge distressing adds personality and a sense of physical ink on paper.
Numerals are clear and classic, with strong slab finishing that keeps them stable in display settings. The texture is consistent across glyphs, so the “inked” look reads as an intentional surface treatment rather than random noise, and it becomes more apparent at larger sizes.