Slab Square Tanot 8 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Haste' by Monotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sportswear, packaging, logos, athletic, retro, punchy, confident, industrial, impact, motion, branding, retro feel, sturdiness, blocky, compact, bracketless, ink-trappy, high-impact.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with broad proportions, tight counters, and chunky, square-cut serifs that read as flat pads on stems and arms. Strokes stay largely even, with crisp edges and occasional notch-like joins that create a subtly chiseled, ink-trap flavor in tight corners. The lowercase shows sturdy, compact bowls and a single-storey a, while the numerals are wide and assertive, keeping the same blunt, block-built construction. Overall rhythm is dense and emphatic, designed to hold its shape at large sizes and in short bursts of text.
Best suited to headlines, display typography, and short statements where impact matters—posters, sports branding, team apparel, bold packaging, and logo wordmarks. It can also work for attention-grabbing subheads or pull quotes when set with generous leading and careful spacing.
The tone is bold and energetic, with a distinctly vintage, sports-and-posters attitude. It feels confident and loud, leaning into classic Americana and workwear cues while staying clean enough for modern branding.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a classic slab-serif backbone, pairing blunt terminals with a strong italic thrust for motion and emphasis. Its construction prioritizes clarity and punch in large-scale, graphic applications.
The italic slant is pronounced and consistent, giving headings a sense of forward motion without turning the letterforms into cursive shapes. Internal spaces are relatively small, so the face reads best when it can breathe through size or spacing rather than extended body copy.