Slab Contrasted Ohna 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, logos, industrial, athletic, retro, stencil, display impact, graphic texture, stencil effect, brand recognition, chunky, blocky, rounded, notched, ink-trap.
A heavy, block-based slab display with compact counters and broad, squared terminals softened by generous corner rounding. Strokes are thick and confident, with small internal cut-ins and horizontal notches that read like stencil breaks or ink-trap-like apertures, creating a distinctive striped rhythm across bowls and joins. The lowercase shows a tall, dominant x-height with short ascenders/descenders, keeping the texture dense and even in text. Numerals are wide and stout, with simplified geometry and the same characteristic internal breaks for visual consistency.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, event graphics, sports identities, packaging, and logo wordmarks where its chunky silhouettes and signature notches remain clear. It can also work for bold subheads or pull quotes when set large and with comfortable spacing.
The overall tone feels tough and utilitarian, mixing a retro sign-painting sensibility with a sporty, equipment-label attitude. The notched details add a mechanical, cut-metal flavor that can read as both industrial and playful, depending on color and layout.
Likely designed as a statement slab display that combines sturdy, poster-ready shapes with engineered-looking cut-ins to create instant recognizability and a strong, repeatable texture in all-caps and mixed-case settings.
Because the interior notches narrow key counters (notably in rounded letters and forms like e/o/a), small sizes can fill in visually; the face performs best when given room to breathe and when tracking is adjusted thoughtfully. The distinctive breaks act as a built-in pattern element, so alignment and repetition in headlines can become a strong graphic motif.