Slab Weird Efpi 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, editorial, quirky, playful, retro, circus, oddball, novelty, retro display, attention grab, poster style, brand voice, bracketed, blocky, ink-trap-like, stencil-like, top-heavy.
A heavy display serif with slab-like terminals that read as small rectangular caps and feet, often separated from the main strokes by narrow joins. Curves are broad and rounded, while horizontals and terminals are squared off, creating a pronounced cut-and-paste rhythm. The serif treatment is unconventional and modular, with frequent notch-like connections that resemble ink-trap or stenciled construction, and several letters show exaggerated top bars and chunky end blocks. Spacing and letter widths vary noticeably across the set, giving the alphabet an irregular, hand-set feel even though the forms remain consistent in stroke weight and terminal geometry.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and branding where a distinctive, offbeat slab voice is desirable. It works especially well for packaging, event graphics, and editorial display settings that benefit from a retro-novelty mood. For longer passages, it’s most effective when used sparingly or at generous sizes to keep the quirky joins from overwhelming readability.
The overall tone is whimsical and slightly eccentric—part vintage poster, part novelty shop sign. The chunky slabs and odd joins add a mischievous, theatrical character that feels intentionally imperfect and attention-seeking rather than formal or restrained.
The design appears intended as a bold, characterful slab display with a deliberately unconventional terminal system. By combining rounded bowls with modular block serifs and tight connecting notches, it aims to create a memorable, vintage-leaning signature for titles and branding.
In text, the dense blacks and frequent rectangular terminals create a strong horizontal pattern that can dominate the line. The distinctive joins and notched connections become more apparent at larger sizes, where the quirky construction reads as a deliberate design feature.