Slab Contrasted Onhi 7 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logotypes, western, industrial, retro, poster, high impact, space saving, signage feel, vintage display, blocky, square-cut, bracketless, compact, sturdy.
A compact, heavy slab-serif design with tall, condensed proportions and emphatic rectangular terminals. Strokes show clear, controlled contrast, with robust verticals and slightly lighter connecting strokes, while serifs read as blunt, block-like slabs with minimal bracketing. Counters are tight and often squared-off, creating a dense texture; curves (notably in C, O, S, and 8) are rounded but constrained within a rigid, rectilinear framework. The overall rhythm is assertive and uniform, producing strong vertical emphasis and high fill across lines of text.
Best suited for display settings where density and impact are desirable: posters, headlines, labels, and bold branding. It also works well for signage-style applications and short, punchy copy where the condensed width helps fit more text without losing presence.
The tone is bold and declarative, with a rugged, workmanlike character that evokes vintage signage and frontier or circus-style display lettering. Its condensed heft and squared detailing give it an authoritative, no-nonsense presence suited to attention-grabbing headlines.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum impact in a narrow footprint, combining chunky slab serifs with controlled contrast to create a confident, vintage-leaning display voice. Its consistent block geometry suggests an intention to read as sturdy, iconic, and sign-painterly rather than delicate or text-oriented.
The design’s strong vertical stress and tight apertures can cause counters to close up quickly at small sizes, while the pronounced slabs and compact spacing create a dark, high-impact color in paragraphs. Numerals follow the same sturdy, condensed logic, with simplified shapes and heavy terminals that keep them visually consistent with the letters.