Slab Weird Abku 2 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, event flyers, victorian, circus, typewriter, oddball, playful, novelty, vintage display, poster punch, ornamentation, quirky texture, stenciled, beveled, bracketed, notched, ink-trap.
A condensed, high-contrast slab serif with bold, squared terminals and pronounced horizontal slabs. The letterforms feature distinctive internal cut-ins and notches—often appearing as small diamond-shaped bites at stroke junctions—creating a quasi-stenciled, ornamental construction. Curves are tightened and squared off, with counters that feel boxed and slightly pinched, while verticals remain dominant for a rigid rhythm. The overall texture is dark and emphatic, with strong serifs and deliberate interruptions that read as design features rather than wear.
Best suited for display settings where the notched slab detailing can be appreciated: posters, headlines, branding marks, and packaging with a vintage or theatrical angle. It can also work for short pull quotes or labels, but is less ideal for long-form body copy due to the busy internal cut-ins and dense color.
The font evokes a showbill, saloon-poster energy with a quirky, mechanical edge. Its unusual cut-ins and chunky slabs give it a slightly eccentric, theatrical tone—part vintage display, part contraption-like novelty—making text feel assertive and characterful rather than neutral.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a traditional slab-serif/wood-type voice through unconventional, notched constructions that add novelty and a crafted, pseudo-stenciled feel. The goal seems to be maximum character and visual punch while retaining a recognizable serif framework for legibility in short bursts.
In continuous text the repeated notches create a patterned sparkle that can draw attention to letter boundaries and add visual noise; this increases personality but may reduce smooth reading at small sizes. Numerals and capitals carry the strongest display presence, with consistent decorative interruptions that unify the set.