Slab Contrasted Naba 7 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logos, victorian, circus, western, playful, retro, woodtype revival, showcard impact, ornamental texture, vintage signaling, bracketed, tuscan, inline, decorative, flared.
A decorative slab serif with pronounced bracketed slabs and a distinctive split/inline construction: many strokes appear bisected by a thin, horizontal white channel that cuts through bowls and stems. The design mixes sturdy, squared terminals with occasional tapered or flared joins, creating a lively, slightly uneven rhythm across the alphabet. Rounds (C, O, Q) are generously open and strongly shaped, while verticals stay firm and poster-like; overall spacing and color feel bold but intricately patterned due to the recurring midline break.
Best suited to large-size display settings such as posters, headlines, storefront-style signage, and bold packaging where the inline striping can be appreciated. It can also work for logos or labels that want a vintage showcard flavor, but it’s less appropriate for long-form reading or small UI text where the interior breaks can reduce clarity.
The face reads as showcard and heritage display—evoking nineteenth‑century wood type, circus playbills, and Old West signage. Its high-impact, ornamental striping adds a mischievous, theatrical tone that feels more festive than formal.
The design intention appears to be a contemporary revival of decorative wood-type traditions, combining stout slab serifs with an inline stripe to create instant period character and high shelf impact.
The inline cut is consistent enough to function as a core motif, but it also makes small counters and joins more visually busy, especially in dense text. Numerals echo the same bisected treatment, with rounded forms (6, 8, 9) emphasizing the striped effect most strongly.