Slab Weird Efru 7 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, event promos, quirky, retro, playful, oddball, punchy, novelty display, retro flavor, strong impact, distinctive texture, bracketed, flared, ink-trap, chunky, compact.
This typeface uses heavy, slab-like terminals and compact proportions, with a lively mix of rounded bowls and sharply notched joins. Strokes show pronounced thick–thin behavior and frequent wedge or spur transitions that create small triangular cut-ins at corners, giving the letterforms a carved, mechanical feel. Serifs read as blocky and often bracketed or flared, with a slightly irregular rhythm across capitals and lowercase that emphasizes character over strict uniformity. Counters are generally tight, and the overall color on the page is dense and punchy, especially in text settings.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and short, high-impact lines where its unusual slab terminals and notched details can be appreciated. It can work well for branding moments like logos, packaging, and event promotions that want a retro, offbeat voice, while longer passages may benefit from generous size and spacing to keep the texture from feeling crowded.
The tone is eccentric and retro-leaning, evoking novelty display typography with a hint of Western poster energy. Its quirky construction and emphatic terminals make it feel playful and attention-seeking rather than neutral or literary.
The design appears intended to reinterpret slab-serif fundamentals with unconventional, notched construction and exaggerated terminals to create a distinctive display voice. Its compact shapes and dense color suggest a focus on bold presence and memorable wordforms rather than quiet readability.
In the sample text, the dense spacing and dark typographic color create strong impact at larger sizes, while the interior notches and tight counters become a defining texture. Numerals and lowercase maintain the same chunky, decorative terminal language, reinforcing a consistent “cut” or “stamped” signature across the set.