Slab Square Ruly 6 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, signage, western, vintage, playful, sturdy, rustic, display impact, nostalgia, poster style, stout branding, western flair, chunky, blocky, bracketed, rounded, softened.
A chunky slab-serif with heavy, rounded-rectangle serifs and softened corners throughout. Strokes are thick and largely uniform, with compact counters and strong ink-trap-like notches where strokes meet, giving the letters a stamped, cut-out feel. The proportions are fairly broad with sturdy verticals, while curves (like C, O, S) stay tight and dense, maintaining an even, weighty texture. Numerals match the letterforms with wide bodies, flat terminals, and consistent slab treatments that keep the set cohesive in display sizes.
Well-suited for headlines, posters, and signage where a robust slab presence is needed. It also fits packaging, labels, and logo wordmarks aiming for a vintage, handcrafted, or Western-leaning voice, especially when set with generous tracking or at larger sizes.
The overall tone is bold and hearty, evoking a vintage poster and old-time print sensibility with a friendly, slightly quirky warmth. It feels confident and workmanlike rather than refined, with a clear nod to Western and carnival-era display typography.
This font appears designed to deliver maximum impact with a classic slab-serif backbone, prioritizing bold silhouettes and a nostalgic print texture. The softened corners and pronounced slab terminals suggest an intention to feel approachable and throwback, while still reading solid and authoritative.
The design’s strong interior notching and compact apertures create a high-impact silhouette that holds up well in short words and headlines. At smaller sizes, the dense counters may close up, so it reads best when given space and scale.