Slab Square Rela 5 is a very bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Miura Slab' by DSType and 'Hockeynight Serif' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, brand marks, western, vintage, rugged, poster-like, confident, impact, heritage, sign-painting, sturdiness, attention, blocky, bracketed serifs, squared terminals, high contrast joins, compact counters.
A heavy slab-serif with blocky proportions and assertive, squared-off terminals. Strokes stay consistently thick with minimal modulation, creating a sturdy rhythm and strong color on the page. Serifs are prominent and mostly flat-ended, with subtle shaping at joins that keeps corners from feeling brittle. Counters are relatively tight and the overall silhouette feels compact and punchy, with ample weight in verticals and sturdy crossbars.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and signage where strong impact and fast recognition are needed. It can also work well on packaging and brand marks that aim for a traditional, rugged, or heritage-forward voice. In longer passages, it’s likely most effective at larger sizes where the tight counters and heavy color have room to breathe.
The tone is bold and no-nonsense, with a classic American poster and wood-type flavor. Its solid slabs and compact forms convey durability and authority, reading as confident, slightly retro, and workmanlike rather than refined.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a straightforward slab-serif structure, referencing vintage display lettering while maintaining clean, consistent stroke construction for dependable reproduction.
In text, the dense stroke weight produces strong presence and a darker overall texture, especially in mixed-case settings. Numerals and capitals share the same blunt, squared construction, reinforcing a consistent, sign-painted feel.