Slab Square Miwi 4 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, signage, playful, retro, sturdy, friendly, punchy, impact, retro display, brand presence, warmth, blocky, rounded, soft corners, ink-trap like, compact counters.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with broad proportions, flat-ended terminals, and softly rounded outer corners. Strokes are substantial and consistent, with minimal modulation, while counters tend to be tight and often circular or oval, giving letters a dense, poster-ready silhouette. Serifs read as short, integrated slabs that feel carved into the forms rather than appended, and several joins show subtle notches or ink-trap-like cut-ins that sharpen internal corners. The lowercase maintains a tall, sturdy structure with simplified shapes and a generally uniform rhythm, while figures are bold and compact with strongly graphic forms.
Best suited to headlines, posters, signage, and packaging where its mass and wide stance can carry strong visual impact. It also works well for logo wordmarks and short, punchy phrases, especially when a retro or playful-but-sturdy voice is desired.
The overall tone is bold and upbeat, with a vintage display flavor that feels simultaneously sturdy and approachable. Its chunky geometry and softened edges create a friendly, cartoon-adjacent warmth, while the slab structure adds a grounded, workmanlike confidence.
The design appears intended as an attention-grabbing display slab that combines industrial solidity with softened, friendly shaping. Its simplified, high-impact forms and bold texture suggest it was drawn to remain distinctive at large sizes and in high-contrast reproduction contexts.
In continuous text, the dense counters and strong weight create a dark typographic color, making spacing and line breaks important for maintaining clarity. The design’s distinctive internal notches and squared terminals give it a recognizable texture at large sizes.