Slab Contrasted Ugha 1 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Arcanite Slab' by 38-lineart, 'Hefring Slab' by Inhouse Type, 'Isento Slab' by Monotype, 'Pragmatica Slab Serif' by ParaType, 'Chercher' by Stawix, 'Pepi/Rudi' by Suitcase Type Foundry, and 'Palo Slab' by TypeUnion (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, confident, sturdy, collegiate, retro, industrial, impact, legibility, vintage feel, authority, bracketed, blocky, robust, compact, chunky.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with broad proportions and compact counters. Strokes are mostly uniform with subtle modulation, while the slabs are thick and strongly bracketed, creating solid, squared-off terminals. The uppercase is wide and assertive with a stable baseline presence; round letters stay fairly open but remain weighty. The lowercase is similarly robust, with a single-storey “a” and “g,” short-to-moderate ascenders, and clearly defined bowls and shoulders that keep shapes distinct at large sizes.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and punchy branding where strong presence is the priority. It also works well for packaging and signage that needs high-impact readability, and for short editorial feature titles where a sturdy, classic slab voice is desired.
The font projects a confident, no-nonsense tone with a familiar collegiate and advertising flavor. Its dense weight and emphatic serifs feel authoritative and friendly at the same time, evoking vintage sports lettering, posters, and bold editorial headlines.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact through thick, bracketed slabs and broad, simplified letterforms, balancing readability with an unmistakably bold, traditional slab-serif character.
Numerals are thick and highly legible, with wide forms and straightforward construction that matches the caps. Overall spacing appears generous for a display slab, helping the dark texture stay readable even in long, bold lines.