Slab Contrasted Egji 2 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logos, western, circus, poster, playful, nostalgic, headline impact, vintage flavor, decorative texture, sign painting, decorative, cut-in, ink-trap, heavyweight, stencil-like.
A heavy display slab with blocky silhouettes, squared terminals, and compact slab-like serifs that read as rectangular feet and caps. Many glyphs incorporate distinctive interior cut-ins and notched joins—often appearing as teardrop or wedge-shaped incisions—creating pronounced counters and a carved, press-like texture. Curves are broad and rounded while horizontals and slabs stay flat and emphatic, producing a strong rhythm with deliberate, graphic interruptions. Overall spacing and letterforms feel designed for impact, with sturdy bowls and a consistent, decorative system of cuts across the alphabet and figures.
Best suited to large-format typography such as posters, event titles, brand marks, packaging labels, and attention-grabbing signage. It performs especially well in short lines, wordmarks, and typographic lockups where the distinctive notches and slabs can be appreciated without crowding.
The cut-in details and chunky slabs evoke vintage show bills, circus and fairground signage, and Western-influenced display lettering. It feels bold, theatrical, and slightly mischievous, with a handcrafted, print-era character that adds personality even in short words.
The design intent appears to be a bold, high-impact display face that merges slab foundations with ornamental cut-ins to create a memorable, vintage-leaning texture. The repeated notch motif suggests a deliberate effort to mimic carved or stamped lettering while keeping forms sturdy and highly legible at headline scale.
The decorative incisions create strong internal contrast and can form bright “spark” shapes in letters like A, V, W, X, and Y, as well as in several lowercase forms. These features boost recognizability at headline sizes but can visually thicken and close up in dense settings or at small sizes, where the internal cuts may merge.