Slab Contrasted Urri 5 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, title cards, packaging, gothic, medieval, heraldic, dramatic, ornamental, period flavor, display impact, ornamental tone, heraldic styling, angular, faceted, chiseled, blackletter-inspired, pointed terminals.
A compact, display-oriented serif with blackletter influence, built from sturdy vertical stems and faceted, angular curves. The serifs read as blocky wedges and slabs, often sharpened into pointed terminals, giving the outlines a chiseled, cut-from-stone quality. Counters tend to be tight and teardrop-like, with pronounced internal notches and crisp joins that create a rhythmic, spiky texture across words. Capitals are stately and heavy with strong vertical emphasis, while the lowercase retains calligraphic construction cues (notably in the curved letters and the i/j dots), keeping the overall color dark and dense.
Best suited for display settings such as posters, headlines, title treatments, and logo work where a historic or gothic atmosphere is desired. It can also work well on packaging and labels for products that benefit from an old-world, crafted, or “medieval” tone, especially when set with generous spacing to preserve clarity.
The tone is historic and ceremonial, evoking manuscripts, gothic signage, and heraldic lettering. Its sharp edges and dense texture feel commanding and theatrical, leaning toward fantasy and old-world drama rather than contemporary neutrality.
The font appears designed to merge slabby, weighty construction with blackletter-inspired detailing, creating a readable display face that still carries a strong medieval and ornamental identity. Its emphasis on faceted curves, sharp terminals, and dense texture suggests a goal of instant period flavor and high visual impact in short text.
The design’s strong internal cut-ins and pointed terminals make it most effective at larger sizes, where the distinctive facets and counters remain clear. Numerals match the angular, ornamental language, with curved figures rendered as faceted forms that maintain the same dark, authoritative texture.