Slab Contrasted Onny 13 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, western, circus, vintage, playful, rustic, nostalgia, display impact, sign-paint feel, characterful slabs, poster utility, bracketed, chunky, rounded, decorative, high-impact.
A compact, heavy slab serif with pronounced bracketed slabs and softened, rounded corners. Strokes are thick and assertive, with noticeable internal shaping that creates small notches and scooped joins, giving the silhouettes a carved, poster-cut feel. Counters are relatively small and often rounded, and curves (notably in O/Q and numerals) are full and bulbous compared to the tight overall width. The rhythm is lively rather than strictly geometric, with sturdy verticals and weighty terminals that hold together well at display sizes.
Best suited to display typography where impact and personality are needed: posters, event graphics, storefront or wayfinding signage, packaging fronts, and logo wordmarks. It can also work for short subheads and pull quotes when you want a bold, nostalgic tone, but its dense shapes and tight counters make it less ideal for extended small-size text.
The font projects a classic show-poster energy—part Western wood type, part circus and fairground signage. Its chunky serifs and sculpted ink-trap-like cut-ins add a friendly, nostalgic character that reads bold, confident, and a little mischievous.
The design appears intended to echo bold slab-serif wood type traditions while adding sculpted interior cut-ins and rounded bracketing for extra character. The goal is high visual presence with a distinctive, vintage-leaning voice that remains legible in large, attention-first settings.
The lowercase maintains the same heavy, bracketed slab language as the caps, helping mixed-case settings feel cohesive. Numerals are similarly stout and attention-grabbing, with rounded bowls and strong slab endings that keep a consistent texture in headlines.