Slab Square Peky 6 is a bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, packaging, posters, book covers, branding, sturdy, friendly, retro, editorial, confident, impact, readability, heritage, warmth, utility, bracketed, rounded, high contrast, soft corners, ink-trap feel.
A robust slab serif with heavy stems, compact counters, and a steady, vertical rhythm. Serifs are broad and strongly expressed, with subtle bracketing that softens joins and keeps the shapes from feeling purely mechanical. Curves are generously rounded and the overall color on the page is dense and even, while individual letter widths vary enough to maintain a traditional text cadence. Lowercase forms lean toward textbook clarity, with pronounced bowls and short, sturdy arms and terminals.
This font performs best in headlines, subheads, and display typography where its strong serifs and dense texture can carry a layout. It also suits packaging and branding that want a sturdy, familiar voice, and works well for book covers or editorial pull quotes where readability and personality need to coexist.
The tone is confident and approachable, mixing a classic print sensibility with a slightly playful warmth. It feels grounded and workmanlike rather than delicate, evoking vintage editorial and packaging contexts without reading as overly ornate.
The design appears intended to provide a durable, high-impact slab serif with softened details for friendliness and readability. It aims for a classic print feel with strong presence in display sizes while maintaining coherent, traditional proportions for set text.
The numerals are weighty and highly legible, matching the letterforms with consistent serif treatment and rounded interior shapes. In running text, the bold presence creates strong word shapes and a clear hierarchy, making it well suited to short lines and prominent typographic moments.