Slab Square Sabu 4 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Goodall' by Colophon Foundry; 'Brignell Slab' by IB TYPE Inc.; 'Sanchez', 'Sanchez Slab', and 'Sánchez Niu' by Latinotype; and 'Sharp Slab' by Monotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, branding, sturdy, confident, industrial, retro, editorial, impact, durability, readability, heritage, blocky, chunky, robust, compact serifs, bracketless.
A heavy, slab-serif design with broad proportions and compact, mostly unbracketed serifs that end in flat, square terminals. Strokes are low-contrast and consistently weighty, creating a dense typographic color and strong horizontal emphasis. Counters are fairly open for the weight, with rounded bowls set against squared-off details in joins and terminals, giving a firm, engineered feel. The overall rhythm is steady and legible, with a pronounced, poster-like presence and clear differentiation between straight and curved forms.
Best suited to display applications such as headlines, posters, labels, and signage where the thick slabs and wide set can assert personality and improve distance readability. It can also work for short editorial blurbs or pull quotes when a strong, traditional-meets-industrial tone is desired.
The font reads as tough and dependable, with a no-nonsense voice that feels both vintage and workmanlike. Its chunky slabs and broad stance convey confidence and physicality, evoking printed ephemera, signage, and editorial display where impact matters more than delicacy.
The design appears intended to deliver a high-impact slab-serif look with straightforward geometry and flat-ended serifs, balancing classic serif structure with a more utilitarian, block-like build for contemporary display use.
In text settings the heavy strokes create a strong “inked” texture, making it especially effective at larger sizes. The numerals and capitals carry a bold, headline-ready presence, while the lowercase maintains the same sturdy tone without becoming overly decorative.