Slab Unbracketed Ushi 2 is a regular weight, very narrow, low contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, branding, quirky, retro, bookish, folksy, whimsical, personality, nostalgia, compactness, informality, display impact, typewriter-like, condensed, slab-serif, chunky serifs, rounded terminals.
A condensed slab serif with low-contrast strokes and pronounced, blocky serifs that meet the stems cleanly. The outlines feel slightly softened, with rounded joins and subtly bulb-like terminals that give the shapes a hand-inked, imperfectly even rhythm. Proportions are tall and narrow, with compact counters and a modest x-height, producing a tight vertical texture in text. Numerals and capitals maintain the same compact, sturdy construction, with small idiosyncrasies that keep the forms from feeling fully mechanical.
Best suited to display settings where its condensed stance and chunky slabs can add personality—posters, book covers, editorial headlines, packaging, and brand wordmarks. It can also work for short text blocks or pull quotes when a vintage, typewriter-adjacent texture is desired, though the narrow proportions favor moderate tracking for comfortable reading.
The overall tone is playful and vintage-leaning, evoking typewriter or old-print ephemera with a friendly, slightly eccentric personality. It reads as approachable and characterful rather than formal, lending a gently humorous, storybook quality to headlines and short passages.
The design appears intended to combine the sturdy clarity of a slab serif with a deliberately informal, slightly handmade finish. Its condensed proportions and consistent stroke weight suggest a focus on compact, attention-getting typography with a nostalgic, character-driven voice.
Spacing appears intentionally tight and consistent, reinforcing the condensed, column-like color on the page. The design’s distinctive slab presence stays visible at smaller sizes, while the softened details and quirky terminals become more expressive as size increases.