Slab Contrasted Nore 10 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, signage, playful, retro, chunky, whimsical, friendly, attention, novelty, branding, impact, blobby, soft corners, ink traps, stencil-like, rounded slabs.
A heavy, display-oriented slab serif with wide proportions and rounded, softly squarish contours. The letters are built from thick, compact shapes with pronounced slab terminals and frequent internal cut-ins that create oval counters and stencil-like openings across joins and bowls. Contrast is expressed more through sculpted cutouts and notches than through thin hairlines, giving the face a carved, bubbly rhythm. The tall x-height and compact apertures keep lowercase forms dense and graphic, while punctuation and numerals match the same chunky, molded construction.
Best suited to short, bold settings such as headlines, posters, branding marks, packaging, and large-format signage where its sculpted cutouts and slab terminals can be appreciated. It can also work for playful editorial callouts or event graphics, but its dense, decorative interior shaping may feel heavy in long passages at small sizes.
The overall tone is playful and throwback, evoking mid-century signage and novelty display lettering. Its exaggerated weight and quirky inner cutouts feel friendly and comedic, with a strong poster-like presence that reads as bold and attention-seeking rather than refined.
The design appears intended as a characterful slab display face that combines sturdy, blocky silhouettes with decorative interior carving to create a memorable, retro-leaning texture. Its tall x-height and rounded slabs aim to keep it readable at display sizes while prioritizing personality and impact.
Spacing in the sample text looks naturally generous because the glyph bodies are so full, while the recurring internal voids help prevent large black areas from becoming too solid. The distinctive notch-and-slot detailing is highly consistent across uppercase, lowercase, and figures, making the texture feel intentional and decorative.