Slab Square Yavi 4 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, branding, western, vintage, playful, lively, retro, display impact, retro branding, space-saving, attention grabbing, period flavor, bracketed, ink-trap, condensed, high-shouldered, bouncy.
A condensed, right-slanted serif with sturdy, slab-like feet and subtly bracketed joins. Strokes are weighty and fairly even, with slight contrast and rounded stress that keeps counters open despite the narrow set. Terminals tend to end in flat, squared slabs with softened corners, and several forms show small ink-trap-like notches at tight joins. The rhythm is lively, with a slightly irregular, hand-cut feel in curves and spurs while maintaining consistent overall proportions.
Best suited to display sizes where its narrow set and heavy serifs can create dense, attention-grabbing headlines. It works well for posters, vintage-styled branding, packaging, and signage where a western or retro flavor is desired. For longer passages, it’s more effective in short bursts such as pull quotes, labels, and subheads.
The font reads as nostalgic and showy, evoking old print ephemera and headline lettering with a confident, jaunty motion. Its strong serifs and tight width give it a punchy, poster-like presence, while the slant adds energy and a hint of theatrics.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact display voice that channels western and vintage advertising cues while staying legible and structured. Its squared slabs, condensed proportions, and animated slant suggest a goal of combining toughness with playful momentum.
Uppercase letters feel tall and upright in structure but propelled by the overall slant, with compact bowls and pronounced slab anchoring on stems. Lowercase is compact with a straightforward, workmanlike construction; the dot on i/j is small and round, and the numerals share the same condensed, display-forward stance.