Slab Contrasted Noso 6 is a very bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, signage, western, circus, vintage, playful, boisterous, attention grab, vintage recall, woodtype cue, decorative slab, bracketed serifs, notched, bulbous, stencil-like, decorative.
A dense display face built from heavy vertical stems, compact proportions, and pronounced slab serifs. Many joins and terminals are carved with deep, symmetrical notches and interior cut-ins, creating a stencil-like, chiseled rhythm through counters and sidebearings. Rounds are strongly bulged and compressed, while horizontal elements read as shorter and tighter, producing a punchy, poster-oriented texture. The overall drawing is crisp and high-impact, with distinctive internal cutouts that remain consistent across capitals, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited to large-scale headlines, posters, event graphics, and branding where the carved slab details can read clearly. It can work well for packaging and signage that aims for a vintage or Western-inflected voice, and is most effective in short phrases rather than long paragraphs.
The letterforms evoke a classic show-poster and old saloon atmosphere—bold, theatrical, and slightly quirky. The repeated notches and chunky slabs add a handcrafted, woodtype-inspired personality that feels nostalgic and attention-seeking rather than neutral.
The design appears intended as an impact-driven display slab with ornamental cut-ins that reference traditional woodtype and show-card lettering. Its goal is to deliver immediate recognition and character through bold silhouettes and consistent decorative notching.
In text settings the interior notches can create busy dark areas, especially where letters repeat or touch closely, so spacing and line breaks matter. The numerals match the same carved, decorative logic and maintain strong presence in short strings.