Slab Square Poba 8 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports, signage, packaging, industrial, athletic, retro, sturdy, authoritative, space-saving, high impact, signage clarity, headline texture, ruggedness, blocky, squared, condensed, high-contrast counters, rectilinear.
A condensed, heavy slab-serif with a strongly rectilinear build and square-cut terminals. Strokes appear largely uniform, with thick, block-like serifs and flat-ended horizontals that create a firm, poster-ready silhouette. Counters are compact and often squared-off, and curves (as in C, G, O, and S) are tightened into boxy arcs rather than fully round forms. The overall rhythm is dense and vertical, with short crossbars and robust joins that keep letterforms visually solid at display sizes.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and branding where a compact, forceful slab-serif is needed. It works well for sports and team-style graphics, labels and packaging, and wayfinding/signage applications where dense, high-impact letterforms help maintain presence at a distance.
The tone is tough and utilitarian, evoking signage, workwear, and athletic graphics. Its compact width and blocky slabs give it a no-nonsense, assertive voice with a retro print feel.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in limited horizontal space while maintaining clear, blocky letter differentiation. Its squared serifs and uniform weight suggest a focus on durability, reproducibility, and strong headline texture across letters and numerals.
Uppercase forms read especially architectural, while lowercase keeps the same squared logic and weight, producing a consistent texture in longer lines. Numerals are similarly condensed and sturdy, designed to hold their shape and presence in tight set widths.