Slab Contrasted Nabo 7 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, branding, circus, victorian, playful, theatrical, retro, display impact, vintage revival, ornamental texture, poster voice, stencil-like, tuscan, bifurcated, decorative, woodtype.
A decorative serif with a strong, poster-weight presence and pronounced slab-like terminals. Strokes show clear contrast and frequent internal cut-ins that create a stencil-like, split-stroke effect, with many serifs and joins appearing notched or bifurcated. Curves are broad and smooth, while horizontals and terminals often resolve into flat, squared slabs, giving an industrial woodtype feel. Proportions run on the generous side with ample width and open counters, producing a sturdy rhythm that stays consistent from capitals through figures.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, event promotion, storefront signage, and packaging where its distinctive split-stroke slabs can be appreciated. It can also work for short headlines or pull quotes, especially when a retro or showy voice is desired, but it becomes visually busy in long passages at smaller sizes.
The overall tone is theatrical and attention-seeking, evoking circus posters, Victorian display lettering, and vintage showbills. The notched, split details add a playful eccentricity that reads as handcrafted and slightly quirky rather than corporate or neutral.
The font appears designed to reinterpret classic slab-serif and woodtype traditions with a dramatic, ornamental twist. Its deliberate notches and bifurcations prioritize character and texture over quiet readability, aiming for immediate impact and period flavor.
The design’s signature comes from repeated interior breaks and slit-like joins that visually “strap” bowls and strokes, especially noticeable in rounded letters and the numerals. This detailing increases texture in paragraphs, so the face reads best when given room to breathe and set at display sizes.