Zilla Slab Medium

Zilla Slab Medium font.

Zilla Slab Medium is a 500-weight slab serif font with a steady, readable feel for headings, labels, and short blocks of text.

About Zilla Slab Medium

Zilla Slab Medium sits in the middle of the family’s weight range, giving it enough presence for titles without becoming too heavy. Its slab serif structure gives letters a firm, squared-off character, while the medium weight keeps the texture balanced on screen. That makes it useful when you want a headline or section title to feel clear and grounded rather than delicate or overly decorative.

Use the preview box to test the exact words you plan to set, especially if you are working with brand names, long headings, numbers, or mixed uppercase and lowercase text. The font is supplied as a TTF file with normal style and 500 weight, so it should be straightforward to test in many design apps and web projects. For longer reading, compare it with a lighter text face and check line spacing carefully, since slab serifs can feel dense when used in large paragraphs.

Zilla Slab Medium also has a useful editorial side. It can bring a magazine-like voice to pull quotes, navigation headings, feature cards, product labels, and landing sections without going fully decorative. The slab serifs make the words feel sturdy, while the medium weight keeps the texture lighter than a heavy poster cut.

If you are pairing it with another font, try a neutral sans serif for body text or a lighter serif for supporting copy. That gives Zilla Slab Medium room to carry the heading while the rest of the layout remains comfortable to read.

Features

• Medium 500 weight for clear headings and short text
• TTF font file in normal style

Best Uses

• Headlines, subheadings, and section titles
• Posters, cards, labels, and web interface text that needs a sturdy serif tone

License Information

Zilla Slab Medium is licensed under the Open Font License, version 1.1 or later. The OFL allows broad use, but you should still read the license terms if you plan to modify, redistribute, or bundle the font with a product.

Designer and Foundry

The designer is listed as Typotheque.com, with Typotheque type foundry named as the foundry.

Usage Tips

Try Zilla Slab Medium at display sizes first. It works well for short, confident text, but for long articles or small UI labels, test spacing, contrast, and readability before committing to it.

FAQ

What format is Zilla Slab Medium?

The font file is provided in TTF format.

What weight is Zilla Slab Medium?

It is listed as font weight 500, which is commonly treated as a medium weight.

Can I use Zilla Slab Medium for commercial projects?

The font is licensed under the Open Font License 1.1 or later. That license generally allows broad personal and commercial use, but review the OFL terms for rules about modification, redistribution, and naming.

What kinds of designs suit this font?

It is a good fit for headings, posters, labels, editorial titles, and short web text where a sturdy slab serif style is useful.