Slab Square Tovo 7 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, logos, packaging, sporty, western, retro, assertive, playful, impact, motion, retro display, rugged branding, slab serif, wedge serif, angular, blocky, ink-trap feel.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with compact, blocky letterforms and sharply cut terminals. Strokes are robust with subtle modulation, and many joins and corners show faceted, chiseled cuts that create a slightly notched, ink-trap-like texture. The serifs read as sturdy slabs with angled shears rather than soft brackets, giving the outlines a crisp, engineered silhouette. Counters are moderately open for the weight, while the overall rhythm stays tight and punchy, especially in uppercase.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings where the weight and slant can do the work: headlines, posters, team or event graphics, merchandise, and logo wordmarks. It also fits packaging and signage that benefits from a rugged, retro voice, while longer body text may feel dense due to the heavy strokes and compact counters.
The tone is bold and energetic, mixing a vintage athletic poster feel with a hint of western/rodeo attitude. Its slanted stance and angular detailing add motion and swagger, making it feel confident, loud, and a bit cheeky rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a bold, slanted slab-serif structure and distinctive chiseled cuts that keep large black shapes lively. It aims to evoke vintage display typography—athletic and western-adjacent—while maintaining clear, repeatable geometry for branding and titling.
Uppercase forms feel especially emblematic and sign-like, while the lowercase keeps the same carved, angular vocabulary for consistency. Numerals are sturdy and display-oriented, matching the same sharp terminal treatment and maintaining a cohesive, headline-friendly color.