Slab Square Webo 2 is a very light, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, branding, posters, packaging, airy, refined, bookish, calm, refined display, modern classic, premium branding, editorial clarity, hairline, crisp, delicate, stately, transitional.
A very slender serif design with crisp, square-shouldered slab serifs and fine, even strokes. The letterforms lean on classical proportions with generous counters and smooth, rounded bowls, while stems and terminals stay sharply defined. Serifs are short and neatly bracketed, giving a precise, engineered edge without adding much visual weight. Spacing reads open and consistent, with a measured rhythm that keeps the thin strokes from feeling crowded at display sizes.
Best suited to display applications such as headlines, magazine features, book covers, and premium branding where its delicate slabs and open shapes can be appreciated. It can also work for short passages, pull quotes, and packaging copy when set with comfortable size and leading to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is quiet, elegant, and slightly academic—more poised than playful. Its hairline construction and tidy slab details suggest a curated, gallery-like sensibility that feels modern but rooted in traditional book typography.
The design appears intended to fuse the structural clarity of slab serifs with the elegance of a hairline text face, delivering a distinctive, upscale voice without heavy contrast. It prioritizes clean geometry, consistent rhythm, and refined detailing for contemporary editorial and brand-led typography.
In the sample text, the thin strokes and small details (notably on joins, serifs, and punctuation) emphasize careful printing and benefit from ample size and clean rendering. Numerals and capitals appear similarly refined, contributing to a cohesive, understated system suited to restrained typographic palettes.