Slab Weird Efru 6 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, logos, playful, retro, eccentric, punchy, whimsical, attention, nostalgia, novelty, display, branding, tuscan-ish, bracketed, blocky, chunky, decorative.
A compact, heavy serif design with squat proportions and pronounced slab-like terminals that often feel bracketed and slightly flared. Strokes show noticeable contrast for such a heavy style, with thicker verticals and thinner joins that create a crisp, cut-in rhythm. Curves are round and generous, while the serifs and feet are blunt and rectangular, sometimes with small notches and inward cuts that give a stylized, almost stamped construction. Spacing is lively and uneven in a deliberate way, and letter widths vary, producing a bouncy texture in text despite the overall condensed footprint.
Best suited to display contexts where personality and impact matter most—headlines, posters, short pull quotes, packaging, and storefront-style signage. It can work well for logo wordmarks and event branding where a retro or playful voice is desired, but its dense shapes and strong serifs make it less comfortable for long-form reading.
The tone is theatrical and offbeat—part vintage poster, part novelty display. Its chunky serifs and quirky cut-ins add a sense of humor and showmanship, reading as friendly but attention-seeking rather than formal. The overall impression is nostalgic and playful, with a slightly oddball personality that stands out immediately.
The design appears intended as a statement slab with unconventional, carved-in detailing—aiming for instant recognizability and a vintage show-card flavor. Its condensed stance and emphatic terminals suggest an emphasis on space-efficient impact for titles and branding rather than quiet, utilitarian text setting.
In the sample text, the heavy terminals and internal cut shapes create strong horizontal accents that can form dark bands at smaller sizes. Round forms like O and Q feel especially weighty and graphic, while diagonals and joins keep a sharper, carved look that reinforces the decorative, constructed feel.