Slab Square Yagi 6 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, editorial, quirky, literary, vintage, playful, eccentric, display impact, quirky warmth, vintage flavor, compact economy, slab serif, compact, spiky, angular, bouncy baseline.
A compact slab-serif with tall, condensed proportions and crisp, square-ended serifs. Strokes show clear modulation, with slightly tapered joins and a subtly calligraphic feel despite the rigid terminal treatment. Counters are fairly tight and verticals dominate, while curves (C, G, S, O) keep a narrow, upright stance. The design introduces intentional irregularity: several glyphs feel slightly tilted or offset, and the rhythm of widths and serif sizes varies from letter to letter, producing a lightly “hand-set” texture in lines of text.
Best suited to headlines, short passages, and titling where its condensed silhouette and lively irregularity can be appreciated. It works well for book covers, editorial display, posters, and packaging that want a vintage-yet-playful voice. For longer reading, it’s most effective when set with generous tracking and leading to manage the busy texture.
The overall tone is quirky and bookish, combining old-style charm with a lightly mischievous, off-kilter personality. It reads like a vintage display face that’s been given a playful twist, making text feel animated and characterful rather than strictly formal.
The design appears intended to merge sturdy slab-serif structure with a deliberately idiosyncratic, slightly jittery rhythm, creating a distinctive display face with a hand-made, typographic character. Its narrow proportions and emphatic terminals aim to deliver strong vertical presence while keeping the tone light and whimsical.
Distinctive, sharp wedge-like details appear on some diagonals and joins, and the lowercase includes a single-storey a with a narrow ear and a looped g with a pronounced descender. Numerals are compact and slightly irregular in stance, matching the lively, uneven cadence seen in the alphabet. The condensed build and animated baseline give paragraphs a distinctive texture that becomes more prominent at larger sizes.