Slab Square Tyfa 7 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Miura' and 'Miura Slab' by DSType and 'Performa' by Resistenza (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, sports, signage, industrial, poster, western, assertive, retro, impact, compactness, emphasis, movement, sturdiness, condensed, slab serif, oblique, blocky, square terminals.
A condensed, heavy slab-serif with a pronounced oblique slant and tightly packed proportions. Strokes are thick and largely uniform, with flat, squared terminals and bold slab-like feet and caps that read as solid blocks. Counters are compact and apertures are relatively closed, giving the letters a dense, high-impact texture. The lowercase keeps a straightforward, sturdy structure with short extenders and a compact rhythm, while figures match the same weighty, upright-block construction and simplified curves.
Best suited for short-form display use such as headlines, posters, signage, and bold packaging callouts where impact and immediacy are priorities. It can also work for sports or event branding and punchy editorial openers, especially when set with generous tracking to relieve its dense interior space.
The font projects an assertive, no-nonsense tone with a slightly vintage, workmanlike flavor. Its compressed stance and chunky slabs feel confident and emphatic, leaning toward classic poster and display traditions with a hint of old-fashioned show or frontier energy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch in a narrow footprint, combining a condensed silhouette with sturdy slab details and an oblique stance to create emphasis and forward momentum.
The strong diagonal lean adds motion and urgency, while the square-cut detailing keeps the overall voice firm and mechanical rather than calligraphic. At larger sizes the slab accents and compact counters become a defining visual motif that can dominate a layout.