Slab Square Nino 9 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, signage, packaging, western, vintage, rugged, bold, playful, display impact, retro tone, signage feel, woodtype nod, bracketed, chunky, rounded, soft-cornered, ink-trap.
A heavy, right-slanted slab serif with broad proportions and compact counters. Strokes are thick and confident, with softly rounded corners and pronounced, blocky serifs that read as slightly bracketed rather than razor-sharp. Many joins show small notches/ink-trap-like cut-ins and stepped shaping, giving the letters a punched or carved feel. The lowercase is sturdy and straightforward, with a clear, simple double-storey “g” and a single-storey “a”; figures are robust and wide, matching the overall dark color and strong rhythm.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, headlines, logo wordmarks, packaging, and storefront or event signage where its bold texture and stylized slabs can read large. It can work for short, punchy copy or headings, while longer passages will benefit from generous size and spacing.
The font conveys a classic poster-and-signage attitude with a frontier/rodeo flavor and a touch of comic toughness. Its chunky forms and stylized notches make it feel friendly but emphatic—more “showbill” than formal editorial.
The design appears intended to deliver a high-impact, attention-grabbing slab serif with a distinctly vintage, western-leaning voice. The added notches and softened corners suggest an aim to evoke stamped woodtype or cut-letter sign traditions while keeping the rhythm energetic through the italic slant.
In text, the heavy weight and slant create a lively forward motion, but the dense interiors and decorative cut-ins can close up at smaller sizes. The distinctive detailing is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, helping it hold together as a display face.