Slab Contrasted Onsa 10 is a very bold, very narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logos, packaging, western, circus, vintage, rowdy, poster, attention, show type, retro flavor, sign painting, blocky, angular, flared, chiseled, notched.
A compact, heavy display face with tall, condensed proportions and an emphatic slab-serif structure. Strokes are largely monolinear, with squared terminals and wedge-like, flared slabs that create a notched, chiseled silhouette. Curves are treated as faceted shapes rather than smooth rounds, giving counters an angular, cut-paper feel. The lowercase is sturdy and compact, with a short-to-moderate x-height and tight internal spacing that reinforces the dense texture in words and lines.
Best suited to display settings where impact and character matter: posters, event or venue headlines, storefront or product signage, and bold logotypes. It can also work for short brand phrases on packaging or labels, especially in themes that lean vintage, Western, or theatrical.
The overall tone evokes old-time signage and showbill typography—loud, confident, and theatrical. Its sharp corners and chunky slabs suggest a rugged, craft-made aesthetic with a hint of Western and circus flavor, reading as bold and attention-seeking rather than refined or quiet.
The design appears intended to reinterpret classic slab-serif show type into a tightly condensed, highly graphic form. By using faceted curves and pronounced flared slabs, it prioritizes silhouette and punch for large-scale composition and attention-grabbing typography.
Spacing appears relatively tight and the dense black shapes can close up at smaller sizes, especially in letters with small apertures. Numerals follow the same blocky, slabbed construction, maintaining a consistent, poster-like rhythm across mixed text.