Slab Contrasted Elfe 2 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logos, packaging, western, vintage, rugged, industrial, athletic, impact, heritage, display, blocky, beveled, angular, bracketless, high impact.
A heavy, block-based slab serif with broad proportions and crisp, chamfered corners that create a subtly beveled, cut-metal look. Stems and arms are thick and rectangular, with square slabs and small notches/ink-trap-like cut-ins at joins that sharpen the internal rhythm. Curves are largely squarish and faceted (notably in C, G, O, and S), keeping counters compact and geometric. The lowercase mirrors the uppercase’s sturdy construction, with short ascenders/descenders relative to the tall x-height and a compact, dense texture in text.
Best suited for large-scale display settings such as posters, event or venue headlines, signage, and bold brand marks where impact and a rugged voice are desired. It can also work for short bursts of text on packaging or labels, especially in vintage, Western, or industrial-themed layouts.
The overall tone feels Western and workwear-adjacent—confident, tough, and slightly nostalgic. Its chiseled, poster-ready shapes evoke stamped signage, varsity/arena graphics, and heritage branding with a no-nonsense attitude.
The letterforms appear designed to deliver maximum visual punch with a distinctive slab-serif footprint and chiseled geometry. The consistent, faceted construction suggests an intention to reference traditional wood-type and stamped-sign aesthetics while staying clean and highly reproducible in modern graphic use.
The design relies on strong silhouette and corner treatment rather than delicate detail, so it reads best when given enough size or spacing to keep counters open. The faceted numerals and the angular bowls maintain consistent weight and presence, reinforcing a uniform, headline-forward color across lines.