Slab Contrasted Abho 14 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, branding, playful, friendly, retro, chunky, cheerful, display impact, retro warmth, playful clarity, friendly branding, bracketed, rounded, soft, bouncy, compact.
A heavy, slab-serif design with broad proportions, sturdy stems, and squared yet softened terminals. The serifs are prominent and largely blocky with subtle bracketing, creating a sturdy, poster-like texture. Counters are generous and mostly round, and the overall rhythm feels slightly irregular in a deliberate, hand-set way—suggesting gently wavy baselines and a bouncy stance rather than rigid, mechanical alignment. The lowercase is compact with a straightforward, readable skeleton, and numerals are large and weighty with simple, high-impact silhouettes.
Best suited to headlines and short-to-medium display text where its heavy slabs and bouncy rhythm can carry personality—such as posters, storefront or event signage, packaging, and brand marks. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when you want a friendly, retro-leaning emphasis.
The font reads as warm and approachable, with a nostalgic, mid-century display energy. Its chunky slabs and subtly jaunty posture give it a confident, good-humored tone that feels more friendly than formal, and more whimsical than corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver high-impact readability with a playful, vintage-flavored slab-serif character. Its sturdy construction and softened geometry aim to feel confident and approachable, prioritizing bold presence and charm in display settings.
The capitals show strong, emblematic shapes that hold up well at large sizes, while the lowercase maintains clarity without looking delicate. Overall spacing and color are dense, producing a dark, impactful typographic “voice” that favors punch over delicacy.