Slab Square Udlij 5 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: book text, editorial, magazines, essays, branding, academic, traditional, confident, literary, text emphasis, classic tone, robust clarity, humanist motion, slab serif, bracketed slabs, calligraphic italic, oldstyle figures, bookish.
A slanted slab-serif design with sturdy, squared serifs and softly rounded joins, giving the letterforms a planted, authoritative base. Strokes are fairly even with modest modulation, and the italic construction reads as a true drawn italic rather than a simple slant, with flowing entry/exit strokes and gently tapered terminals. Uppercase forms are compact and classical, while the lowercase shows a comfortable x-height and lively rhythm; counters stay open and proportions vary naturally across glyphs. The numerals appear oldstyle, with ascenders/descenders and a text-friendly, slightly calligraphic cadence.
Well-suited to book interiors, long-form editorial typography, and magazine work where an italic voice is used frequently for emphasis. It can also support refined branding and packaging that benefit from a classic slab-serif foundation with a more expressive, writerly slant.
The overall tone feels literary and editorial—formal enough for serious settings, but with an expressive italic warmth that keeps it from becoming rigid. Its combination of robust slabs and handwritten motion suggests tradition, credibility, and a subtly human voice.
The font appears intended to deliver a dependable slab-serif color for reading while offering a distinctly drawn italic character for emphasis and hierarchy. It aims to balance sturdy structure with a touch of calligraphic movement, supporting both text rhythm and confident display settings.
The design maintains a consistent slant and baseline stability, with serifs that read clearly at display sizes and remain structured in text. The italic forms emphasize motion in diagonals and curved letters, lending energy to headings and emphasis without turning decorative.