Slab Square Yipy 2 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, industrial, western, vintage, dramatic, poster, attention grabbing, compact titling, vintage signaling, signage voice, brand character, condensed, flared, bracketless, squared, chiseled.
A condensed display slab with pronounced thick–thin contrast and square, flat-ended serifs that read as bold blocks. Stems are tall and tightly proportioned, with compact bowls and narrow apertures that create a vertical, rhythmic texture. Terminals and serifs feel largely unbracketed and rectilinear, while curves (notably in C, G, O, and S) are tightened and slightly pinched, giving counters a tall-oval geometry. The overall construction is crisp and graphic, with strong baseline presence and a consistent, poster-oriented silhouette across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and signage where its condensed footprint and dramatic contrast can carry at larger sizes. It also fits packaging labels, editorial display settings, and logo wordmarks that want a strong vertical rhythm and a vintage-industrial tone.
The font projects a theatrical, old-poster energy—confident, slightly stern, and intentionally stylized. Its narrow, high-impact forms evoke signage and headline lettering with an industrial-meets-frontier flavor, balancing elegance from contrast with toughness from blocky slabs.
The design appears intended as a compact, attention-grabbing display face that combines strong slab serifs with sharp, squared detailing and heightened contrast. Its proportions prioritize impact and character over neutrality, aiming for distinctive titling and branding applications.
In running text the dense vertical strokes produce a dark color, and some lowercase forms lean toward display quirks (e.g., compact joins and sharp internal corners) that heighten character. Numerals match the condensed, slabbed tone and feel suited to titling and set-in type rather than long-form reading.