Slab Square Udleh 1 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial, book text, magazines, pull quotes, headlines, scholarly, retro, authoritative, refined, text italic, editorial voice, robust emphasis, classic flavor, readability, slab serif, bracketed slabs, beaked terminals, calligraphic slant, open counters.
A slanted slab-serif with sturdy, square-shouldered serifs and a consistently firm stroke weight. The forms lean clearly to the right, with a smooth, low-contrast modulation and subtly tapered joins that keep the texture lively without becoming spiky. Uppercase letters show broad, stable proportions and confident horizontals, while the lowercase maintains an even rhythm with clear apertures and compact, well-contained bowls. Numerals follow the same italic logic, with straightforward shapes and a slightly calligraphic sweep in curves and diagonals.
This font is well-suited to editorial typography where an italic needs to carry real text, not just occasional emphasis. It can work for magazine or book settings, especially for introductions, sidebars, and pull quotes, and it also holds up for short headlines where a sturdy italic slab voice is desired.
The overall tone feels editorial and assured—classic enough for serious reading, but with enough italic energy to suggest motion and emphasis. Its slab presence adds a grounded, slightly vintage voice, giving text a confident, bookish character rather than a delicate or decorative one.
The design appears intended to deliver an italic with the solidity of a slab-serif—maintaining a robust, consistent color while adding a clear forward slant for emphasis and dynamism. It balances traditional letterform structure with squared serif endings to remain readable and confident in continuous text.
Serifs read as substantial and mostly squared-off, with gentle bracketing that softens transitions into stems. Curved letters (like C, G, O, S) stay open and readable, and diagonals (V, W, X, Y, Z) look strong and stable, producing a dark, even typographic color in paragraphs.