Slab Square Guhe 16 is a very bold, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, signage, packaging, retro, western, collegiate, friendly, punchy, impact, nostalgia, display, blocky, chunky, square, sturdy, compact.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with square terminals and compact internal counters. Strokes are consistently thick with minimal contrast, and joins feel engineered and geometric rather than calligraphic. The serifs read as sturdy brackets of equal weight to the stems, creating a strong, poster-like rhythm. Rounded letters (O, C, G) are broadly oval but still feel squared-off by tight apertures and firm terminals, while diagonals (V, W, X) remain chunky and stable.
Best suited for display applications such as posters, headlines, logos, storefront-style signage, and packaging where strong silhouette and impact are priorities. It can also work for short callouts or labels, but the dense construction makes it less ideal for extended body text.
The overall tone is bold and nostalgic, evoking vintage signage and classic display typography. Its chunky slabs and squared shapes give it a confident, workmanlike character that can feel both playful and assertive depending on color and layout.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight and readability through simple geometry, thick slabs, and squared terminals, aiming for a vintage display voice that holds up well in bold, high-contrast layouts.
Spacing appears generous at display sizes, helping the dense shapes stay legible. The lowercase is built with similarly blocky proportions, and the numerals match the same sturdy, sign-painting-inspired presence, keeping the set visually consistent in headings and short lines.