Slab Square Udkub 2 is a regular weight, normal width, monoline, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: editorial design, book text, magazine, newsprint, headlines, editorial, academic, vintage, assertive, traditional, text emphasis, editorial tone, classic utility, strong italic, slab serif, bracketed serifs, newspaper, bookish, high contrast.
A slanted slab-serif with sturdy, block-like serifs and a crisp, print-oriented construction. Strokes show noticeable contrast, with heavier verticals and lighter connecting strokes, and terminals tend toward squared, decisive endings. The italic angle is consistent across capitals, lowercase, and figures, giving lines a forward rhythm while maintaining clear, conventional letter structures. Counters are relatively open and the overall spacing reads even, supporting legibility in continuous text while still feeling robust.
Well suited to magazines, book typography, and other editorial layouts where an italic with real authority is useful for emphasis, pull quotes, or subheads. It can also serve as a distinctive text face in longer passages when a traditional slab-serif color and a forward-leaning rhythm are desired.
The tone is confident and editorial, combining a classic, bookish voice with a slightly forceful headline presence. Its slanted stance adds energy without becoming informal, suggesting traditional publishing, opinion pages, and institutional communication.
Likely designed to deliver an italic companion with strong slab-serif character—balancing readability with a bold, print-classic presence. The emphasis appears to be on a sturdy, authoritative texture that remains coherent from display sizes down into paragraph settings.
The capitals read broad and stable with prominent serifs, while the lowercase keeps familiar, text-type shapes that hold together well in paragraphs. Numerals appear aligned to the same italic logic and carry the same slab treatment, reinforcing a cohesive, print-centric texture.