Slab Normal Alte 11 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Dharma Gothic', 'Dharma Gothic Rounded', 'Dharma Slab', 'Rama Gothic', and 'Rama Slab' by Dharma Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, signage, industrial, poster, western, authoritative, condensed, impact, space saving, sturdy tone, vintage display, slab serif, blocky, rectilinear, vertical stress, high impact.
A condensed slab serif with heavy, even stroke weight and a strongly vertical build. Serifs are short and squared-off, with a mostly rectilinear silhouette and minimal curvature in bowls and joints. Counters are tight and apertures are narrow, creating a dense, high-ink texture that reads as tall, compact columns of type. Overall spacing and rhythm feel deliberate and rigid, emphasizing verticality and firmness over softness or calligraphic detail.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and signage where a compact width and strong weight help maximize impact in limited space. It can also work well on packaging and label-style layouts, or in logo wordmarks that benefit from a rigid, vertical, slab-serif structure.
The tone is bold and commanding, with an industrial, poster-like presence that also nods to vintage wood-type and frontier-style display lettering. Its narrow stance and hard edges give it a no-nonsense, assertive voice that feels suited to attention-grabbing headlines and strong labels.
The design appears intended as a practical, high-impact condensed slab for display settings, prioritizing strong vertical rhythm, sturdy serifs, and consistent weight to deliver a confident, space-efficient typographic voice.
In longer sample lines, the compressed proportions create a dark, continuous typographic band; readability improves with generous tracking and line spacing. The numerals follow the same condensed, squared-off approach, maintaining consistent texture across alphanumerics.