Slab Weird Abgo 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, victorian, carnival, poster, eccentric, sturdy, attention, retro flavor, novelty texture, display impact, bracketed, rounded, notched, high ink-trap, decorative.
A heavy slab-serif display face with compact proportions, pronounced bracketed serifs, and a distinctive notched/ink-trap treatment carved into many joins and terminals. Strokes are robust with modest contrast, and many forms show bulb-like bowls and deep interior cut-ins that create a punched, segmented rhythm. Curves tend toward rounded, almost teardrop shapes, while horizontals and serifs stay blunt and blocky, producing a strong, stamped silhouette. Spacing appears fairly tight in text, with irregular character widths that add to the lively texture.
Best suited to short, prominent settings such as posters, headlines, badges, and brand marks where its unusual slab construction can be appreciated. It also fits packaging and signage that want a retro or theatrical feel, especially when used with generous size and spacing.
The overall tone is vintage and showy, evoking old playbills, circus and saloon signage, and novelty letterpress aesthetics. Its quirky internal notches and chunky serifs give it an assertive, slightly mischievous personality that reads as intentionally unconventional rather than purely utilitarian.
The design appears aimed at delivering a strong, attention-grabbing slab-serif voice while adding novelty through systematic notches and sculpted counters. It prioritizes character and texture over neutrality, making it a deliberate choice for expressive display typography.
In continuous text the repeated interior cut-ins create a flickering black-and-white pattern that is highly distinctive at larger sizes but can become busy when set small or tightly tracked. Numerals match the same hefty, sculpted logic, maintaining the decorative rhythm across alphanumerics.