Slab Square Nabed 2 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, assertive, industrial, retro, editorial, collegiate, impact, authority, heritage, visibility, display, blocky, bracketed, sturdy, compact, sculpted.
A heavy, display-oriented slab serif with broad proportions and strongly bracketed, block-like serifs. Strokes are thick and confident with noticeable contrast, and joins are smooth and sculpted rather than purely geometric. Counters are relatively small for the weight, giving letters a dense, compact color, while the lowercase maintains a moderate x-height and clear differentiation between forms. Terminals and feet tend toward flat, squared endings, and the overall rhythm is bold and steady with a slightly oldstyle, carved-in feel.
Best suited for headlines, poster typography, branding marks, packaging, and bold signage where a strong slab serif silhouette can carry the design. It can also work for short editorial callouts or deck copy, but the dense weight suggests using it sparingly for longer passages.
The tone is forceful and traditional, mixing an industrial sturdiness with a vintage print flavor. It reads as confident and attention-grabbing, with a familiar, collegiate/editorial seriousness rather than a delicate or playful voice.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a robust slab-serif structure, pairing classic serif cues with square, workmanlike terminals for strong visibility. Its proportions and dense texture suggest it was drawn for display use where authority and presence are the priority.
The numerals and capitals feel especially monumental, with generous width and strong baseline presence. In text settings the heavy color and tight counters increase impact, making it most comfortable at larger sizes where interior spaces stay open.