Slab Contrasted Nabo 2 is a bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logo, packaging, signage, retro, circus, industrial, playful, stencil-like, standout display, vintage flavor, graphic texture, branding impact, bracketless, blocky, ink-trap cuts, curvy joins, decorative.
A heavy, display-oriented slab serif with broad proportions and pronounced, blocky terminals. Across the alphabet, large slabs and rounded bowls are interrupted by consistent horizontal and occasional vertical cut-ins that create a banded, stencil-like effect and emphasize the font’s contrasty rhythm. Curves are smooth and full, while corners often resolve into squared-off slabs, producing a compact, poster-ready silhouette. Numerals and capitals read especially chunky and stable, with generous counters shaped by the recurring mid-stroke breaks.
Best suited to large-scale display settings such as posters, headlines, brand marks, packaging, and storefront or event signage where the banded cutaways can be appreciated. It can also work for short subheads or pull quotes, but the strong internal interruptions make it less appropriate for long-form reading at small sizes.
The repeated cutaway bands give the face a playful, vintage show-card feel with a slightly industrial, stamped character. It suggests bold signage and attention-grabbing headlines, balancing friendliness from its rounded forms with a mechanical edge from the deliberate interruptions.
The design appears intended as an attention-first display slab that merges classic, blocky serif forms with a distinctive cutout motif to create instant recognizability and a bold, decorative texture.
The internal cut-ins are a defining motif and become more prominent at smaller details (especially around crossbars and joins), so the design reads most clearly when given enough size and spacing. Letterforms like O/C/G and the lowercases with bowls show strong, consistent curvature, while slab terminals keep the overall texture firm and structured.