Slab Unbracketed Tasu 2 is a very light, very wide, low contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, packaging, posters, book covers, quirky, bookish, handmade, playful, retro, character, warmth, retro feel, informality, distinctiveness, slab serif, unbracketed, lively, idiosyncratic, informal.
This slab serif shows a lightly drawn, low-contrast structure with square, unbracketed serifs that read as small caps on many terminals. Strokes lean slightly backward overall, giving the face a subtly contrarian, reverse-italic rhythm. Proportions are broad and open, with rounded bowls, generous counters, and a gently uneven, hand-tuned feel from glyph to glyph. The lowercase has a straightforward, readable build with a moderate x-height and simple, sturdy joins, while the numerals and capitals keep the same airy, wide-set stance.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, packaging, and book covers where its reverse-leaning stance and slab details can be appreciated. It can work for short passages or pull quotes when a casual, characterful texture is desired, but it will be most effective where spacing and size allow its wide proportions to breathe.
The tone is quirky and approachable—more sketchbook and small-press than formal editorial. The reverse slant and crisp slab endings add character without turning into a novelty, creating a friendly, slightly whimsical voice that feels vintage-adjacent and human.
The design appears intended to blend the sturdiness of a slab serif with a deliberately off-kilter, handcrafted rhythm. The goal seems to be readable character: a light, open texture paired with square-ended terminals and a distinctive reverse slant for personality.
In text, the wide set and open counters keep lines from feeling cramped, while the subtle irregularity and reverse lean add constant motion. The slab terminals stay consistent enough to maintain cohesion across uppercase, lowercase, and figures.