Slab Contrasted Miru 2 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logotypes, packaging, western, circus, poster, vintage, playful, attention grabbing, signage feel, retro flavor, decorative slabs, title setting, bracketed serifs, bulb terminals, ink traps, high waistline, rounded joins.
A compact, display-oriented slab serif with chunky bracketed slabs and pronounced interior shaping. Stems are straight and heavy, but many counters and joins are scooped or pinched, creating a carved, almost cut-out look through the middle of the letters. Curves are round and weighty, with small notches and wedge-like transitions where strokes meet, giving the face a lively, chiseled rhythm rather than a smooth, bookish texture. Numerals and capitals carry strong vertical emphasis, while lowercase forms keep a sturdy, upright stance with generous, rounded bowls.
Best suited to large-scale typography such as posters, headlines, signage, and packaging where its sculpted slabs and notched interiors can be appreciated. It can also work for short logotypes or title treatments that want a vintage show-card or Western-inflected personality, but it is less appropriate for dense body copy due to its tight internal detailing.
The overall tone feels theatrical and nostalgic, evoking show posters, old-time signage, and frontier or carnival lettering. Its exaggerated slabs and sculpted interiors add a confident, attention-seeking voice that reads as bold, energetic, and a bit quirky.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in display settings by combining heavy slab serifs with decorative interior shaping. The goal is a distinctive, period-flavored voice—confident and memorable—while maintaining clear, upright letterforms for immediate recognition at headline sizes.
The font’s distinctive mid-stroke cut-ins and bracketed slabs create strong silhouette recognition at larger sizes, but also introduce tight internal spaces that can fill in when reduced. The sample text shows an assertive word-shape with pronounced vertical rhythm and a slightly bouncy, hand-crafted feel despite the structured construction.