Slab Square Mivu 8 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, branding, retro, playful, chunky, poster, quirky, impact, nostalgia, display, character, soft corners, bulbous, blocky, ink-trap feel, sturdy.
A heavy, blocky slab serif with compact counters and a deliberately sculpted silhouette. Strokes are thick and confident, with broad slab serifs and mostly flat terminals that often flare or notch into small wedge-like cuts, creating a lively rhythm across words. Curves are generously rounded, giving bowls a swollen, almost bubble-like quality, while joins and interior corners show distinct scoops and teardrop-like openings that read as intentional cut-ins rather than sharp geometry. The lowercase stays sturdy and upright with simplified forms, and the numerals follow the same chunky, high-impact construction for consistent color in display settings.
Best suited for display typography where its dense, sculpted forms can read as a graphic element—posters, headlines, packaging, labels, and storefront-style signage. It can also work for short pull quotes or title treatments, especially when a retro or playful voice is desired.
The overall tone is bold and nostalgic, with a playful, slightly eccentric personality that recalls mid‑century signage and showcard lettering. Its exaggerated mass and quirky cut-ins make it feel attention-grabbing and friendly, leaning more toward fun and theatrical than formal or technical.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a compact, highly stylized slab-serif structure, combining sturdy block shapes with decorative cut-ins to create a memorable, vintage-leaning display texture.
The font’s distinctive notches and scooped joins create strong texture at text sizes, but also introduce busy interior detail that becomes a defining feature in longer lines. Round characters like C, O, and S emphasize soft, inflated curves, while straight-sided letters carry pronounced slab accents that help keep the silhouette punchy and graphic.