Slab Contrasted Ohly 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, signage, industrial, stencil, retro, playful, impactful, display impact, stencil effect, brand recall, graphic texture, retro styling, chunky, blocky, geometric, inline cuts, notched.
A chunky, geometric display face built from heavy, rounded-rect forms and squared terminals. Letterforms are punctuated by consistent horizontal and vertical cut-ins that create inline voids and notch-like breaks, giving many glyphs a stencil/keyed construction. Curves are broad and smooth (notably in C, G, O, Q, and 8), while joins and corners stay blunt and sturdy; counters are compact and often partially segmented by the internal cuts. The overall rhythm is dense and uniform, with a strong baseline presence and visually prominent top/bottom slabs and crossbars.
Best suited to large-size applications such as posters, headlines, event graphics, packaging, and bold signage where the distinctive inline cuts can be appreciated. It can also work for short taglines or title treatments in branding and entertainment contexts, while long body text may feel visually busy due to the strong internal segmentation.
The cut-through details and massy silhouettes produce an industrial, poster-forward tone with a slightly retro, game-title energy. It reads as assertive and attention-grabbing, with a playful mechanical character coming from the repeated notches and segmented interiors.
The design appears intended to merge slab-like solidity with a stencil-inspired, keyed interior system, creating a memorable display texture that remains consistent across the alphabet and numerals. The goal seems to be maximum impact and instant recognizability through repeated notches, compact counters, and simplified geometric construction.
The internal cut motif is highly systematic across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, which helps it feel cohesive in words and lines. In continuous text the segmented bowls and bars become a strong texture; spacing looks tuned for display, where the shapes can breathe and the internal breaks remain legible.