Egyptian Slab Serif typefaces can
be identified by their heavy, slab-like blocky serifs. Serif terminals can be either blunt and angular, or
rounded. Serifs in these typefaces
are not bracketed.

These typefaces are bold in appearance so they are commonly used in large headlines or advertisements.

Egyptian Slab Serif printing
type was first commercially introduced in the early 1800s
by Vincent Figgins under the
name Antique.

These typefaces are also called Square or Mechanical Serifs, but the name Egyptian was used because Egypt was incredibly popular in 1809 when Napolean returned from and published his three-year Egyptian expedition.

Typeface examples:

• Rockwell
• Archer
• Lublin Graph
• Nuetraface Slab
• Officina Serif