Slab Square Veta 9 is a light, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: titles, posters, book covers, logotypes, signage, gothic, medieval, architectural, engraved, ceremonial, historic evocation, engraved look, display impact, thematic branding, formal tone, angular, monoline, slabbed, condensed, spiky.
A condensed, monoline display face built from straight strokes and crisp angles, with squared slab-like finishing that reads as notched and slightly flared at key terminals. Curves are largely minimized into faceted, polygonal forms, giving counters a rectangular, technical feel and producing a tall, lattice-like rhythm across words. Serifs and terminals are consistent and hard-edged, while joins and corners are sharply articulated, creating a stiff, engineered texture that stays clean at larger sizes.
Best suited for display settings where its angular texture can be appreciated: headlines, posters, book/game covers, and identity work with a historic or fantastical theme. It can also work for signage or labels needing a distinctive, engraved look, but its dense vertical rhythm makes it less ideal for long-form text at smaller sizes.
The overall tone is gothic and ceremonial, evoking carved lettering, blackletter-inspired structure, and architectural signage. Its angular, regimented construction feels historical and authoritative, with an austere, slightly ominous character that suggests ritual, fantasy, or period styling rather than everyday neutrality.
The design intent reads as a modern, geometric take on gothic/engraved letterforms: preserving the verticality and severity of blackletter traditions while simplifying them into clean, slabbed strokes. The consistent straight-line construction prioritizes a distinctive silhouette and strong thematic voice over unobtrusive readability.
Spacing appears on the tight side, and the condensed proportions amplify vertical emphasis, so lines of text build a strong picket-fence pattern. The digit set follows the same squared, faceted logic, keeping a uniform, emblematic presence suitable for titling and short identifiers.