Slab Contrasted Vufe 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Oso Serif' by Adobe, 'Acreva' by Andfonts, 'Renault EF' by Elsner+Flake, 'FF Zine Serif Display' by FontFont, 'Askan' by Hoftype, 'Renault SB' by Scangraphic Digital Type Collection, and 'Renault' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, industrial, western, vintage, confident, sturdy, impact, heritage, authority, emphasis, blocky, bracketed, bulky, robust, punchy.
A dense slab-serif with heavy, square-shouldered forms and bracketed serifs that read as firmly planted rather than delicate. Strokes show moderate modulation, with thick verticals and slightly lighter horizontals and joins, creating a strong rhythm without becoming monoline. Counters are compact and the overall color is dark, with rounded interior shapes on letters like B, D, O, and P keeping the texture from feeling purely geometric. The lowercase follows the same chunky construction, with a single-storey a and g and sturdy, rectangular terminals that reinforce the poster-like presence. Numerals are similarly weighty and wide-footed, designed to hold their own at display sizes.
Best suited to display typography where weight and slab structure can project authority—posters, large headlines, storefront signage, and punchy brand marks. It also works well for packaging, labels, and editorial callouts where a sturdy, vintage-leaning voice is desirable.
The tone is bold and workmanlike, mixing a traditional, sign-painting heritage with a no-nonsense contemporary solidity. It suggests reliability and impact, with a slightly nostalgic, Americana-leaning flavor that feels at home on headlines and packaging. The overall impression is assertive and friendly rather than refined.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a classic slab-serif foundation—prioritizing solidity, legibility at larger sizes, and a bold, heritage-inflected personality suitable for attention-grabbing applications.
In text settings the tight counters and heavy slabs create a strong, continuous typographic color, making line breaks and spacing feel deliberate and emphatic. Diagonals (V, W, X, Y) maintain the same mass as the verticals, preserving consistency and preventing the face from looking spiky.