Slab Square Pona 2 is a regular weight, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, labels, packaging, industrial, vintage, utilitarian, collegiate, sturdy, impact, durability, heritage, compactness, clarity, octagonal, squared, blocky, crisp, condensed.
A compact, slab-serif display face built from straight strokes and squared curves, with frequent chamfered corners that create an octagonal, machined look. Stems are fairly even in thickness, with bold, rectangular serifs and flat terminals that keep the rhythm tight and vertical. Counters are small and angular, and the overall proportions feel compressed, giving letters a tall, economical footprint. Numerals and capitals read particularly solid and structured, while lowercase maintains the same rigid geometry and blunt joins.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and short blocks of text where a bold, structured texture is desirable. It also fits signage, labels, and packaging that benefit from an industrial or vintage voice and clear, upright letterforms. In longer passages, increasing size and spacing will help preserve clarity.
The tone is robust and workmanlike, evoking stenciled signage, industrial labeling, and old-school athletic or Western-influenced titling. Its sharp corners and heavy slabs project durability and authority, with a nostalgic, print-era flavor rather than a delicate or refined mood.
The font appears designed to deliver a rugged, space-efficient display style using squared slabs and chamfered geometry, emphasizing firmness and consistency over calligraphic nuance. Its goal seems to be strong visibility and a distinctive, heritage-inspired texture for titles and practical marking applications.
The design relies on consistent right angles and clipped corners across the set, producing a strong modular texture in paragraphs. The distinctive angular bowls and squared shoulders help maintain a uniform color, though the tight interior spaces make it feel most comfortable at larger sizes or with generous tracking.