Slab Contrasted Miwe 8 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, editorial, industrial, typewriter, vintage, assertive, space saving, display impact, mechanical tone, vintage utility, slab serif, condensed, bracketless, ink-trap hints, stencil-like joints.
A condensed slab-serif design with tall proportions, tight sidebearings, and a strong vertical rhythm. Strokes show pronounced contrast: slender stems and hairlines are paired with heavy, rectangular slabs and terminals that read as blocky “caps” at ends and corners. Many joins and corners appear squared and slightly notched, giving a mechanical, cut-from-metal feel and creating small ink-trap-like openings in places. Counters are compact and often vertically oriented, contributing to a dense, poster-friendly texture in text.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, and editorial pull quotes where a compact width and strong vertical emphasis help maximize impact in limited space. It can also work for short labels or UI headings when a mechanical, typewriter-like voice is desired, though the dense detailing suggests avoiding very small sizes.
The overall tone is utilitarian and punchy, evoking typewriter and industrial lettering with a distinctly vintage, workmanlike character. Its sharp, block-ended detailing and condensed stance feel authoritative and no-nonsense, with a hint of editorial drama from the strong contrast.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence in a narrow measure by combining condensed proportions with heavy slab terminals and emphatic contrast. Its squared-off finishing and occasional notched joins suggest an aim toward a rugged, manufactured aesthetic that stays crisp and distinctive in bold display typography.
The uppercase has especially rigid, architectural shapes, while the lowercase keeps the same narrow footprint and firm slab endings, producing a consistent, tightly packed color. Numerals follow the same condensed, high-contrast structure and read well at display sizes where the notched details remain clear.