Slab Contrasted Onbi 6 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logos, packaging, western, circus, retro, headline, sturdy, impact, vintage feel, showmanship, branding, slab-serif, bracketed, chunky, poster, display.
A heavy slab-serif with compact proportions and strongly bracketed, blocky serifs. Strokes are robust with subtle, noticeable modulation, and terminals tend to square off into bold slabs that create a stamped, cut-paper feel. Counters are relatively tight and apertures are small, producing a dense, high-impact color. The lowercase follows the same sturdy construction, with upright, simplified forms and a consistent, poster-like rhythm across letters and figures.
Best suited to display roles where bold presence matters: posters, large headlines, storefront or event signage, logo wordmarks, and packaging labels. It works particularly well when you want a compact, attention-grabbing line that reads with a vintage or Western-inflected character.
The overall tone feels vintage and showmanlike, evoking old posters, saloon signage, and fairground typography. Its chunky slabs and compact build project confidence and a slightly playful, theatrical toughness.
Likely drawn to deliver maximum impact in large sizes, combining a classic slab-serif framework with a compressed, theatrical silhouette. The emphasis appears to be on strong silhouette and period flavor rather than delicate text readability.
The design’s strong serif blocks and tight interior space favor short, emphatic settings over long passages. Numerals match the weight and stance of the letters, keeping the texture uniform in mixed alphanumeric lines.