Slab Square Koli 6 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, logotypes, signage, sporty, retro, industrial, assertive, rugged, impact, motion, branding, retro flavor, slab serif, oblique, bracketless, square joints, ink-trap feel.
A heavy, oblique slab-serif design with square, mostly unbracketed serifs and flattened terminals that create a strong, blocky silhouette. Strokes are robust and fairly uniform, with crisp corners and occasional notch-like cut-ins that give an ink-trap/engraved impression. Counters are compact and the curves are squared-off rather than fully round, producing a rhythmic, mechanical texture in text. Numerals and capitals share the same wide-shouldered, forward-leaning stance, while lowercase forms keep a sturdy, compact construction that stays cohesive in bold settings.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and identity work where a bold, energetic voice is needed. It works well for sports branding, product marks, and storefront or wayfinding-style signage, especially when you want a vintage, industrial punch. For extended text, it’s more effective in short bursts—taglines, callouts, and emphasis—than in long reading blocks.
The overall tone is forceful and energetic, with a distinct retro-industrial flavor. Its forward slant and chunky slabs evoke vintage athletic lettering and hard-working signage, reading as confident, loud, and built for impact rather than delicacy.
The design appears intended to deliver high-impact, slanted slab-serif display typography that feels sturdy and dynamic. Its square terminals and notch details suggest a goal of maximizing presence and recognizability, drawing on retro athletic and industrial sign aesthetics while staying tightly structured across cases and numerals.
The design’s strong horizontals and squared curves make it hold together well at display sizes, while the heavy weight and tight interior spaces can make longer passages feel dense. The distinctive notches and flat-ended slabs become a key identifying feature, especially in letters with diagonals and joins.