Slab Square Nalis 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, logos, packaging, industrial, authoritative, vintage, sporty, sturdy, impact, sturdiness, legibility, retro display, utilitarian, slab serif, blocky, square terminals, bracketless serifs, engraved feel.
A heavy slab-serif design with squared, flat-ended serifs and a predominantly geometric, block-built construction. Strokes are robust with noticeable contrast between thick verticals and thinner joins, and the corners are crisp with occasional small ink-trap-like notches where strokes meet. The uppercase is compact and assertive, while the lowercase keeps a sturdy, squared rhythm with short extenders and tight apertures. Numerals are tall and rectilinear, with simple, strong shapes that match the font’s poster-oriented weight and structure.
Best suited to headlines and short bursts of text where the bold slabs can anchor a layout—posters, large-format signage, product packaging, and identity marks. It also works well for sports or industrial-themed branding, labels, and title cards that benefit from a compact, authoritative tone.
The font projects a tough, no-nonsense voice—mechanical, confident, and slightly retro. Its squared slabs and condensed presence evoke workwear labeling, athletic titling, and utilitarian signage where strength and impact matter more than delicacy.
Likely drawn to deliver maximum impact with a sturdy slab-serif skeleton and squared terminals that hold up in large sizes. The design emphasizes clarity, toughness, and a distinctly structured silhouette meant for attention-grabbing display typography.
The overall texture is dense and high-impact, producing a strong vertical emphasis and a consistent, poster-friendly rhythm. The squared terminals and firm serifs create clear word shapes in display sizes, while the tight interior counters and sharp joins add a slightly engineered, stamped quality.