Slab Square Otka 8 is a regular weight, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: body text, editorial, ui text, captions, forms, bookish, utility, retro, friendly, workmanlike, readability, neutral voice, sturdy tone, text economy, retro nod, slab serif, squared serifs, low contrast, bracketed joints, round bowls.
A low-contrast slab serif with sturdy, square-ended serifs and generally even stroke weight. The design mixes straight, rational stems with generously rounded curves, giving bowls and arches a soft, open feel. Serifs read as compact horizontal slabs with subtle bracketing at joins rather than razor-sharp transitions, keeping the texture calm and readable. Proportions lean slightly narrow with clear counters; the lowercase shows a simple single-storey a and g, while caps remain clean and upright with consistent, engineered spacing.
Well suited to body copy, editorial layouts, and other reading-focused applications where a stable serif texture helps guide the eye. Its compact slabs and clear counters also make it a solid choice for UI copy, captions, and informational typography that needs to remain calm and legible at smaller sizes.
The overall tone is practical and approachable, combining a utilitarian, typewriter-adjacent sturdiness with a gently rounded warmth. It feels bookish and trustworthy rather than flashy, with a faintly retro editorial character that stays disciplined in longer text.
The design appears intended to provide a robust, readable slab serif with a modernized, rounded drawing—balancing sturdy construction and clear letterfit for sustained text use. It prioritizes consistency and clarity while retaining enough personality to feel distinctive in editorial and interface contexts.
Figures are straightforward and evenly built, matching the alphabet’s no-nonsense rhythm. The punctuation and letterforms maintain a consistent baseline and serif treatment, producing a steady, lightly mechanical cadence in paragraph settings.