Slab Square Sihu 2 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'College Vista 34' by Casloop Studio (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, sports branding, packaging, industrial, western, collegiate, retro, sturdy, impact, durability, heritage, branding, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap hints, compact, high impact.
A heavy slab-serif with broad, squared proportions and strongly asserted terminals. Strokes are largely monolinear with minimal contrast, and the serifs read as thick, rectangular feet and caps, often with subtle bracketing that softens corners. Counters are compact and the joins are tight, giving letters a dense, poster-friendly texture; rounded forms like O/Q are squarish-oval rather than geometric circles. Lowercase echoes the same blocky construction, with sturdy stems and short, flat finishing strokes that keep the rhythm even and bold at text and display sizes.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and signage where strong typographic presence is needed. It can also work for sports branding, labels, and packaging that benefit from a sturdy, heritage-leaning slab-serif voice, and for short text blocks where bold, compact texture improves impact.
The overall tone is tough and workmanlike, with a vintage, print-era practicality. Its square-ended slabs and compact interiors evoke signage, sports lettering, and frontier/industrial motifs—confident, direct, and no-nonsense.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum solidity and visibility through square-ended slabs, low-contrast strokes, and compact counters. It prioritizes a strong, uniform color on the page and a distinctly vintage, sign-painter/print-shop flavor.
The numerals are wide and emphatic, with large, flat terminals that maintain a consistent weight across the set. Capitals feel especially authoritative due to their broad stance and pronounced slab presence, while the lowercase remains robust and legible with a utilitarian cadence.