Slab Contrasted Wija 5 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, retro, loud, playful, assertive, western, display impact, vintage flavor, brand voice, poster typography, headline emphasis, bracketed, chunky, ink-trap hints, rounded joins, tapered curves.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with chunky, bracketed slabs and pronounced stroke modulation that creates crisp interior counters and strong black shapes. The letterforms are wide and compactly spaced, with robust vertical stems and thickened terminals that feel carved rather than monolinear. Curves are broad and slightly squared-off at transitions, while the slabs read as sturdy blocks that stay visually consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, branding, and packaging where its dense weight and distinctive slab shapes can dominate the page. It can also work for signage and merch graphics when generous size and spacing are available to preserve counter clarity.
The tone is bold and attention-grabbing, mixing a vintage poster sensibility with a playful, slightly mischievous swagger. It carries a frontier/heritage flavor thanks to the slab treatment, but the forward slant and exaggerated weight push it toward energetic display use.
The design appears intended as a characterful display slab that merges classic wood-type influence with a more sculpted, contrasted drawing, optimized to deliver strong presence and immediate recognizability in large sizes.
The rhythm is driven by strong, repeating verticals and large counters, producing a distinctly headline-oriented texture. Numerals are similarly hefty and stylized, matching the letterforms’ blocky slabs and high-impact silhouettes.