Slab Contrasted Miju 9 is a regular weight, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, editorial display, western, vintage, circus, poster, typewriter, attention grabbing, vintage revival, decorative slab, print texture, bracketed, flared, ink-trap like, engraved, oldstyle.
A high-contrast slab serif with strongly bracketed, blocky terminals and a distinctly sculpted, flared stroke treatment. The verticals read sturdy while joins and mid-strokes pinch into narrow waists, creating a notched, ink-trap–like rhythm through many letters. Counters are generous and open, and the overall texture alternates between heavy slabs and fine interior connections, giving lines of text a lively, broken-up cadence rather than a smooth book-face gray.
Best suited to display settings where the dramatic contrast and chunky slabs can read clearly—headlines, posters, short pull quotes, and brand marks. It can work for punchy editorial display or packaging where a vintage, print-forward voice is desired, but the intricate pinched details are likely to be most effective at medium to large sizes.
The tone feels showy and historic, evoking letterpress-era display typography with a hint of Western poster and circus wood-type energy. The sharp contrast and carved-in details add drama and a slightly mischievous, attention-grabbing personality.
The design appears intended to reinterpret classic slab-serif display forms with added internal notches and flared transitions to amplify sparkle and character. It prioritizes bold presence and a handcrafted, print-era texture over neutral text uniformity.
Uppercase forms present the most decorative shaping, with pronounced interior pinches and emphatic serifs; lowercase remains more straightforward but keeps the same slab terminals and contrast cues, producing a distinctive mixed-case color. Numerals follow the same display logic, with bold ends and tapered mid-strokes that emphasize vertical rhythm in sequences.