Slab Contrasted Onha 12 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, logos, industrial, western, assertive, vintage, sporty, impact, heritage, authority, poster style, blocky, bracketed, sturdy, compact, high-impact.
A dense slab-serif with heavy, block-like serifs and compact proportions. Strokes are thick and firm with a slightly carved, printed feel; bowls and counters are relatively tight, emphasizing a strong black silhouette. Serifs read as squared and robust with subtle shaping at joins, and curves (C, G, O, S) stay broad and solid rather than delicate. The lowercase maintains a sturdy, upright structure with a single-storey a and g and a compact rhythm that holds together well in bold settings.
Best suited to display applications where bold texture and decisive shapes are an advantage—headlines, posters, signage, and packaging. It can also work for logos and wordmarks that want a sturdy, heritage-forward slab-serif presence, especially at medium to large sizes.
The overall tone is tough and workmanlike, evoking industrial labeling and classic poster typography. Its weight and slab structure give it a confident, no-nonsense voice with a hint of heritage—somewhere between Western display and vintage advertising.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a compact footprint, using heavy slabs and tight internal space to create a strong, vintage-leaning display voice. Its consistent, sturdy construction suggests a focus on legibility and authority in short bursts of text.
Round forms are slightly squarish in impression due to the heavy weight and tight counters, helping keep letters stable at large sizes. Figures are equally stout and attention-grabbing, matching the letters’ dense texture and reinforcing a strong headline color.