Slab Contrasted Vaji 2 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, signage, packaging, western, vintage, circus, robust, assertive, attention, heritage, poster impact, signage strength, blocky, bracketed, high-ink, compact, chunky.
A heavy, compact slab-serif with pronounced bracketed serifs and a sturdy, poster-like build. Strokes show noticeable contrast, with thick verticals and slightly tapered or thinned joins that create a chiseled rhythm rather than a purely monoline feel. Counters are relatively tight and the overall color is dense, while terminals and serifs stay crisp and squared, giving forms a structured, engraved look. Numerals and capitals feel especially weighty and uniform, reinforcing a strong headline presence.
Best suited to display applications where weight and personality are assets: posters, headlines, storefront-style signage, and bold branding or packaging. It can work for short subheads or pull quotes when a dense, vintage slab presence is desired, but the tight counters suggest avoiding long passages at small sizes.
The tone reads bold and theatrical, with a vintage show-poster flavor that can also lean western depending on context. Its dense blacks and emphatic serifs convey confidence and a slightly nostalgic, print-era character.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact slab-serif for attention-grabbing display typography, blending classic bracketed slabs with a slightly engraved, old-print sensibility for strong visual character in titles and signage.
The letterforms emphasize strong verticals and compact spacing, producing a tight, impactful texture in lines of text. Rounded letters (like O/Q) remain full and heavy, while interior openings are kept small, boosting the overall punch in display sizes.