Slab Contrasted Tywu 6 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Grimmig' by Schriftlabor and 'Epica Pro' and 'Landa' by Sudtipos (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logotypes, western, circus, poster, retro, rugged, attention, nostalgia, impact, texture, display, chunky, bracketed, ink-trap, quirky, soft-cornered.
A chunky slab-serif with heavy, compact strokes and a slightly uneven rhythm across letters. Serifs are blocky and strongly bracketed, with subtle notches and scooped joins that create a carved, ink-trap-like texture in counters and corners. The forms feel built from sturdy verticals with rounded interior shaping, producing lively silhouettes—especially in diagonals and terminals—while staying consistently weighty and legible at display sizes.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and branding where bold personality is desired, including packaging, labels, and signage. It can also work for short bursts of text (pull quotes, subheads) when a dense, textured color is acceptable.
The overall tone reads bold and showy, with a nostalgic, old-time flavor that suggests posters, playbills, and storefront lettering. Its roughened details and swollen slabs add a friendly ruggedness rather than a strict, modern polish, giving text an expressive, attention-grabbing voice.
The design appears intended to evoke an old-style, display-oriented slab serif with theatrical flair, using heavy slabs and sculpted internal shaping to add character and impact. The small notches and curved brackets seem deliberately introduced to keep large black shapes from feeling flat, enhancing presence in large-format typography.
Uppercase shapes maintain strong presence with large, dark counters, while lowercase keeps a sturdy, workmanlike texture that remains readable in longer lines. Numerals share the same chunky, bracketed construction, helping mixed alphanumeric settings feel cohesive.