Slab Contrasted Ohnu 1 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, retro, playful, rowdy, poster-like, western, attention, nostalgia, texture, impact, novelty, blocky, chunky, soft corners, ink-trap cuts, cut-in notches.
A heavy, right-leaning display face with chunky slabby terminals and a compact, dark silhouette. Strokes are broad with noticeable internal shaping: frequent triangular and curved cut-ins create stencil-like counters and give the forms a carved, punched rhythm. Corners are generally softened rather than razor sharp, and the geometry mixes round bowls with squared shoulders for a lively, uneven texture. Spacing is tight and the weight distribution stays dense across the alphabet, producing strong, high-impact word shapes.
Best suited to posters, headlines, logos, and packaging where its dense color and carved details can be appreciated. It can also work for short, punchy signage or event graphics, especially when a retro or novelty display voice is desired rather than quiet body-text readability.
The overall tone feels bold and theatrical—part vintage sign lettering, part novelty display. Its quirky cut-ins and exaggerated heft read as playful and slightly rebellious, with a throwback flavor suited to attention-grabbing headlines.
This design appears intended as a high-impact display font that prioritizes texture and personality over neutrality. The consistent cut-in details and slab-like terminals suggest a deliberate effort to evoke vintage signage and bold promotional typography while maintaining a cohesive, repeatable rhythm across glyphs.
The repeated notch motifs become a defining texture in running text, creating a patterned sparkle through stems and joins. Because the face is extremely dark, the interior apertures and counters do most of the work for legibility, which amplifies its graphic personality at larger sizes.