Slab Contrasted Naba 1 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
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A high-contrast slab serif with oversized, square, bracketless terminals and a distinctive stenciled construction: many strokes are interrupted by narrow horizontal breaks that slice through bowls and stems. Curves are largely geometric and round (notably in C/O/Q and numerals), paired with rigid, rectangular slab caps that create a strong top-and-bottom rhythm. Proportions run on the wide side with generous counters and a steady, upright posture; joins and diagonals stay crisp, giving the design a graphic, cut-out feel rather than a purely pen-drawn one.
Best suited to display typography where its stencil breaks and oversized slabs can be appreciated—posters, headlines, title cards, branding marks, packaging, and signage. It can also work for short pulls and callouts when you want a graphic, retro-leaning texture, while extended small-size reading is less ideal due to the internal breaks.
The font reads as bold and showy, mixing vintage signage energy with a mischievous, puzzle-like texture from the recurring gaps. Its contrast and chunky slabs give it a confident, poster-ready presence, while the stencil breaks add a playful, slightly eccentric voice that feels theatrical and attention-seeking.
The design appears intended to fuse classic slab-serif structure with a deliberate stencil/engraved disruption, creating a recognizable texture that stands out in advertising-like settings. By pairing round, open forms with rigid slab terminals and rhythmic gaps, it aims for immediate visual impact and a memorable, slightly offbeat identity.
The repeating horizontal cut lines become a defining texture in text, forming a striped banding effect across lines and words. This yields strong character at larger sizes, but the fine interruptions can visually vibrate in dense settings, making spacing and size choices important for comfortable reading.