Slab Contrasted Elhi 10 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, logo, western, retro, assertive, playful, rugged, attention, nostalgia, impact, display, branding, chunky, blocky, bracketed, rounded, high-impact.
A heavy, blocky slab-serif design with broad proportions, compact counters, and a tall lowercase that reads strongly at large sizes. Strokes are sturdy and slightly modulated, with prominent slab terminals that often feel softly bracketed rather than sharply square. Curves are full and rounded (notably in C, O, S, and the numerals), while joins and inner corners stay crisp, producing a clear, poster-like silhouette. Spacing is generous enough to keep the dense letterforms from clogging, and the overall rhythm alternates between large rounded bowls and blunt, rectangular serif structures.
This font suits short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, signage, and product packaging where a bold, vintage display feel is desired. It can also work for logos or wordmarks that benefit from a sturdy, retro slab-serif voice, especially at larger sizes where its interior details remain clear.
The tone is bold and extroverted, evoking vintage display typography with a frontier/woodtype flavor. Its chunky slabs and rounded bowls create a friendly but forceful voice—confident, slightly nostalgic, and built to grab attention in headlines.
The design appears intended as a statement display slab: maximizing presence through broad, heavy letterforms while adding character via rounded bowls and prominent slab serifs. It aims to deliver a nostalgic, attention-grabbing look reminiscent of classic advertising and western-style titling.
The lowercase has a strong presence relative to the caps, and the numerals share the same hefty, rounded construction with emphatic slab terminals. The design’s distinctive personality comes from the combination of wide, soft curves and blunt slab endings, which makes words form dark, graphic shapes rather than delicate texture.