Slab Square Udgak 14 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, essays, brand voice, classic, scholarly, refined, confident, text italic, editorial tone, classic authority, readable texture, bracketed, slab serif, wedge serif, oldstyle figures, diagonal stress.
A slanted slab-serif with sturdy, squared-off serifs that read as lightly bracketed and wedge-like at joins. Strokes show moderate contrast with a subtle diagonal stress, giving rounded letters a calligraphic flow while keeping the overall color steady. Proportions are balanced and fairly traditional, with open counters and clear apertures; the italic construction is evident in the single-storey forms and the flowing, angled rhythm. Numerals appear oldstyle with varying heights and alignments, reinforcing a text-oriented, bookish feel.
Well-suited for editorial typography such as magazines, book interiors, essays, and pull quotes where an italic voice is needed with strong presence. It can also work in branding and packaging that wants a traditional, trustworthy tone with a bit of dynamic slant.
The tone feels literary and editorial—polished, assured, and slightly old-world. Its italic stance adds warmth and motion without becoming decorative, projecting credibility and a quiet elegance suited to long-form reading.
The design appears aimed at providing a dependable italic companion with strong slab-serif authority, combining classic text-model proportions with enough contrast and stress to feel lively in paragraphs. The oldstyle numeral treatment suggests a focus on harmonious text setting rather than purely tabular or interface-driven use.
The combination of robust slabs and moderate contrast creates a crisp, authoritative texture on the page, while the italic angle and rounded details keep it from feeling rigid. Spacing looks comfortable for continuous text, and the letterforms maintain clarity even with pronounced serifs.