Slab Square Veto 5 is a very light, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, labels, packaging, industrial, technical, retro, utilitarian, mechanical, geometric system, industrial tone, signage clarity, engineered look, display economy, octagonal, angular, geometric, crisp, spare.
A very light, monoline display face with angular, octagonal construction and slab-like feet. Curves are consistently faceted into straight segments, giving bowls and rounds (like O, C, G, 8) a chamfered, sign-cut look. Strokes keep a steady thickness with sharp corners and flat terminals, while the serifs read as small rectangular platforms rather than traditional bracketed forms. Proportions are compact and orderly, with narrow caps and a restrained, even rhythm in text.
Best suited for short to medium-length settings where its faceted construction can be appreciated: headlines, posters, product labels, wayfinding, and packaging with an industrial or technical theme. It can also work for UI accents, diagrams, and titling that benefits from a precise, schematic voice, while extended small-size reading may feel airy due to the very light stroke.
The overall tone feels mechanical and engineered, evoking technical labeling, stenciled signage, and early industrial or Art Deco–adjacent letterforms. Its faceted geometry adds a slightly futuristic, schematic flavor while remaining sober and utilitarian rather than playful.
The design appears intended to translate slab-serif structure into a geometric, chamfered system, prioritizing uniform stroke logic and crisp, flat-ended joins. It aims for a functional, engineered personality—clean, disciplined, and visually consistent—resembling lettering that could be cut, etched, or drafted rather than written.
Distinctive cues include the polygonal ‘O’ and ‘0’, a two-storey ‘a’, a single-storey ‘g’, and sharply jointed diagonals in letters like K, M, N, V, W, and X. Numerals follow the same chamfered logic (notably 2, 3, 5, and 8), reinforcing a cohesive, machine-cut aesthetic across the set.