Slab Square Gaku 10 is a very bold, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, logos, packaging, robust, industrial, confident, retro, collegiate, impact, sturdiness, visibility, nostalgia, blocky, chunky, compact counters, bracketless serifs, high impact.
A heavy, slab-serif display face with broad proportions and a compact internal rhythm. Strokes are thick and largely uniform, with flat, square-ended slabs and terminals that create a sturdy, poster-like silhouette. Counters are relatively tight and apertures tend to be small, increasing the sense of mass and density, while the rounded letters keep the texture from feeling purely mechanical. The lowercase is straightforward and sturdy with a clear, no-nonsense structure, and the numerals match the same blunt, weighty construction for consistent color.
Best suited to headlines, posters, signage, and branding where high impact and strong letterforms are desirable. It can work well for logos, labels, and packaging that need a sturdy, classic display voice, and for short blocks of copy when set with generous size and spacing.
The overall tone is bold and assertive, with a workmanlike, industrial solidity that reads as dependable and attention-grabbing. It carries a vintage, American sign-painting and collegiate/athletic flavor, projecting confidence and familiarity rather than refinement.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum punch and stability through wide, heavy forms and square, slabbed terminals, offering a familiar display style that remains legible and cohesive across uppercase, lowercase, and figures.
The heavy slabs and tight counters make the type look especially strong at larger sizes, where the squared terminals and broad stance become defining features. In dense settings the dark typographic color dominates, so spacing and size choices will strongly affect readability and openness.