Slab Contrasted Yeke 5 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, branding, packaging, western, rugged, bold, vintage, industrial, impact, nostalgia, sign lettering, woodtype feel, attention-grabbing, octagonal, chamfered, notched, blocky, wedge serif.
A heavy, block-built display face with octagonal geometry and chamfered corners throughout. Strokes are thick and compact, with small wedge-like slab terminals and frequent internal notches or cut-ins that create a punched, woodtype-like texture. Counters are tight and often polygonal, giving round forms (O, Q, 0) a faceted silhouette, while joins stay crisp and mostly right-angled. Spacing and sidebearings feel intentionally uneven for a lively, poster-oriented rhythm, and letterforms maintain a consistent, sturdy color across mixed case and numerals.
Best suited to headlines, posters, labels, and signage where a bold, characterful texture is desired. It can work effectively for Western-themed branding, vintage-inspired packaging, event graphics, and short callouts, especially at display sizes where the chamfers and notches remain clear.
The font projects a strong frontier and workwear energy—part saloon sign, part stamped metal—balancing nostalgia with a tough, utilitarian voice. Its sharp facets and carved-in details read as assertive and attention-grabbing, with a handmade, historical poster flavor.
The design appears intended to evoke classic woodtype and western sign lettering through faceted outlines, slab-like terminals, and carved detailing, producing a robust display face optimized for impact rather than quiet text setting.
Mixed-case design leans toward small, compact lowercase with prominent ascenders and deep cutouts, keeping texture high in running lines. Numerals follow the same faceted construction and hold up well at larger sizes where the interior notches become a defining feature.