Slab Normal Refu 2 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, editorial, sturdy, confident, retro, industrial, impact, authority, ruggedness, readability, display strength, bracketed, blocky, compact, ink-trap feel, heavy serifs.
A heavy, bracketed slab serif with dense color and strongly squared terminals. The strokes show pronounced contrast for a slab style, with thick verticals and comparatively finer joins, producing crisp interior counters and a carved, print-like rhythm. Serifs are broad and weighty with gentle bracketing, and many letters exhibit subtly notched joins that read like an ink-trap or cut-in detail at size. The lowercase is robust and compact, with single-storey forms where expected (e.g., a, g) and a generally steady, upright stance across the set.
Best suited to headline and display settings where its dense weight and slab structure can deliver impact—posters, packaging, storefront or wayfinding signage, and editorial titles. It can also work for short, punchy subheads or pull quotes where a bold, confident voice is needed without going fully decorative.
The overall tone is sturdy and assertive, with a familiar, old-style printing flavor that feels both utilitarian and slightly vintage. Its weight and emphatic serifs convey authority and permanence, lending a no-nonsense, workhorse personality suited to bold messaging.
This design appears intended as a dependable, high-impact slab for attention-grabbing text, combining classic bracketed slabs with a sharper, more contemporary bite from its notched joins and strong contrast. The goal seems to be maximum presence and legibility at display sizes while retaining a traditional, print-rooted character.
At larger sizes the design’s small cut-ins and tight apertures become a defining texture, adding bite and separation to dense black areas. The numerals follow the same blocky, high-impact construction, supporting strong emphasis in headings and callouts.