Slab Contrasted Egwi 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, branding, logos, western, circus, poster, vintage, playful, high impact, vintage revival, decorative texture, poster display, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap, notched, stencil-like.
A heavy, block-constructed slab serif with broad proportions and compact interior counters. The serifs are chunky and squared, often with pronounced bracket-like shoulders and frequent notches or cut-ins at joins, creating a carved or punched-out feel. Curves are rounded but remain weighty and geometric, with minimal delicate detail; contrast reads mostly through cutouts and shaping rather than thin hairlines. Overall spacing is tight and the silhouette stays dense, giving the face strong color and high impact in display settings.
Best suited to large headlines, posters, and signage where its dense weight and carved details can read clearly. It can work well for branding marks, packaging titles, and event or entertainment graphics that benefit from a bold, vintage display voice.
The tone is bold and theatrical, evoking show posters, fairground signage, and Western-inspired wood type. Its notched detailing adds a mischievous, handmade energy that feels vintage and attention-seeking rather than formal or restrained.
The design appears intended as a high-impact display slab that references traditional wood-type and showcard lettering, using notches and bracketed slabs to add character and texture while maintaining a strong, readable block silhouette.
The distinctive cut-in terminals and join notches produce a slightly stencil-like rhythm across words, especially noticeable in mixed-case sample text where rounded letters (a, e, o) stay very dark and compact. At smaller sizes, counters and notches may visually fill in, while at larger sizes the carved details become a defining texture.