Slab Contrasted Leru 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, western, vintage, sturdy, playful, display, attention, vintage flavor, poster impact, rugged tone, brand character, bracketed, chunky, rounded, ink-trap-like, high-contrast.
A heavy, slab-serif display face with compact proportions and emphatic, blocky terminals. Serifs are broad and mostly rectangular, often with subtle bracketing and small notches that create an ink-trap-like cut-in at joins and corners. Counters are relatively tight, curves are round and weighty, and the overall rhythm is dense with strong vertical emphasis. Uppercase forms feel stately and compact, while lowercase shows simplified, sturdy shapes with pronounced feet and ball-like terminals on some letters.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, storefront-style signage, and branding where a bold, vintage slab presence is desired. It can also work well on packaging and editorial feature titles when set with ample tracking and generous line spacing to keep the dense letterforms open.
The tone is bold and characterful, evoking vintage print traditions with a hint of Western poster lettering. Its chunky slabs and notched details give it a confident, slightly theatrical voice that reads as rugged, nostalgic, and attention-seeking.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, old-style slab-serif impact with added personality through notched joins and sturdy, compact shapes. It prioritizes presence and texture over neutrality, aiming for recognizable display character in a limited footprint.
In text, the heavy slabs and tight internal spaces create a dark overall color, making the face most comfortable at larger sizes. Distinctive moments include the pronounced slab feet on many lowercase letters and the decorative cut-ins that add texture without becoming ornate.