Slab Square Urlo 2 is a very light, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book text, magazines, pull quotes, captions, literary, refined, classic, gentle, scholarly, text emphasis, editorial voice, classic readability, quiet elegance, bracketed serifs, wedge serifs, calligraphic, oblique stress, airy.
This italic serif presents crisp, lightly built letterforms with modest stroke modulation and a smooth, consistent slant. Serifs read as slab-influenced but softened with subtle bracketing and wedge-like joins rather than blunt blocks, giving terminals a tidy, controlled finish. Uppercase proportions feel traditional and spacious, while the lowercase has a flowing rhythm with single-storey a and g, a long, elegant f, and narrow joins that keep counters open. Numerals follow the same oblique, bookish tone, with clean curves and restrained detailing that stays legible at text sizes.
It suits long-form editorial typography—books, magazines, and essays—where an italic with a steady color is needed for emphasis, quotations, and secondary voices. The clean, lightly serifed construction also works well for refined captions, infographics notes, and elegant pull quotes.
The overall tone is literary and cultivated, suggesting editorial polish and a calm, humanist cadence. Its italic energy feels expressive without becoming flamboyant, lending a measured elegance appropriate for formal or narrative settings.
The design appears intended as a readable, text-oriented italic that brings traditional serif structure together with a slightly slab-leaning sturdiness in the terminals. It aims to provide a distinctive yet disciplined italic presence for editorial systems rather than decorative display.
The spacing and sidebearings appear balanced for continuous reading, with a gentle, even texture in paragraph samples. Diacritics are not shown, but the visible punctuation and ampersand match the same restrained, classic voice.