Slab Square Abkop 7 is a regular weight, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: signage, ui labels, packaging, headlines, technical print, technical, utilitarian, retro, industrial, modular, systematic design, industrial clarity, display utility, labeling, square-serif, octagonal, cornered, stencil-like, high-contrast corners.
A crisp, monoline slab serif with a strongly squared, modular construction. Strokes terminate in flat, rectangular slabs and many curves are resolved into rounded-rectangle or octagonal forms, giving counters and bowls a geometric, cornered feel. The design keeps consistent stroke thickness with minimal contrast, pairing straight stems with softened right-angle corners and occasional angled joins. Spacing and rhythm read compact and orderly, with sturdy, legible numerals and simplified punctuation-like shaping in the terminals.
Well suited to signage, wayfinding, and packaging that benefits from a structured, industrial voice. It also works effectively for UI labels, dashboards, and short headlines where its squared geometry can reinforce a technical or utilitarian theme. For longer passages, it will produce a pronounced, rhythmic texture that fits manuals, specs, or display-oriented editorial sections.
The overall tone is pragmatic and engineered, evoking industrial labeling, instrumentation, and mid-century technical typography. Its boxy contours and squared serifs lend a no-nonsense, slightly retro-futurist character that feels systematic rather than expressive.
The letterforms appear designed to translate slab-serif readability into a more geometric, square-ended system, emphasizing modular construction and clean reproduction. The consistent stroke and flattened terminals suggest an intent to feel robust and easily set in practical, technical contexts.
The font’s distinctive identity comes from its squared-off curves and rectangular slab endings, which create a cohesive “machined” texture in text. Uppercase forms feel particularly architectural, while lowercase retains the same modular logic for a consistent, sign-like color.