Slab Square Sulap 5 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book text, magazine, headlines, pull quotes, classic, bookish, scholarly, warm, text italic, editorial voice, robustness, clarity, bracketed serifs, soft corners, calligraphic slant, open counters, sturdy.
A slanted serif with sturdy, slab-like feet and subtly bracketed joins that soften the otherwise square-ended terminals. Strokes show moderate contrast with rounded transitions and a gently calligraphic rhythm, especially in the lowercase where forms lean forward and feel slightly flowing rather than rigid. Proportions are fairly traditional, with clear, open counters and a comfortable text color that stays even across mixed-case settings. Numerals follow the same italic, serifed construction, maintaining consistent weight and spacing.
Well-suited to editorial typography where an italic voice is needed without becoming fragile—magazine features, book interiors, essays, and pull quotes. Its sturdy serif structure also supports short headlines and display lines that benefit from a classic yet slightly robust flavor.
The overall tone feels classic and literary, pairing an old-style italic liveliness with a more grounded, workmanlike sturdiness from its slabby serifs. It reads as confident and traditional—less delicate than a typical book italic, but still expressive and approachable.
The design appears intended to blend traditional italic readability with a firmer, slab-leaning foundation, offering a distinctive italic companion that holds up in continuous text while providing a recognizable, slightly more assertive texture.
Uppercase forms appear more restrained and upright in character compared with the more animated lowercase, creating a familiar editorial hierarchy. The design favors readability over ornament, using strong serifs and clear interior shapes to keep lines stable even at larger sizes.