Slab Rounded Orwo 6 is a bold, narrow, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, labels, packaging, signage, vintage, typewriter, industrial, utility, rugged, retro utility, stamped look, high impact, legible display, rounded slab, ink-trap feel, boxy, sturdy, compact.
A compact, heavy text face with a strongly vertical stance and slab-like serifs that read as softly rounded rectangles. Strokes are largely even in weight, with squared bowls and counters, plus subtle notch-like details where strokes meet that create an ink-trap feel at corners. Curves are minimized in favor of straight segments, giving letters a constructed, slightly mechanical geometry. The overall rhythm is tight and economical, with short ascenders/descenders and clear, simplified forms across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to short text at display sizes—posters, headlines, badges, labels, and packaging—where its compact density and sturdy slabs can carry strong contrast against the page. It can also work for signage and UI-like callouts when you want a vintage-industrial flavor without sacrificing clarity.
The tone is utilitarian and retro, evoking stamped labels, shop signage, and old office equipment. Rounded corners keep it approachable, while the dense, squared shapes and sturdy serifs add a no-nonsense, workmanlike character. It feels designed to look tough and legible rather than delicate or refined.
The design appears intended to deliver a rugged, retro voice with dependable readability, pairing monoline-like consistency with rounded slab terminals for a distinctive, stamped look. Its corner notches and squared construction suggest an emphasis on practical reproduction and a strong presence in bold text settings.
Lowercase forms lean toward simplified, almost small-cap-like proportions in places, reinforcing a consistent, compact texture. Numerals are squared and sturdy, matching the letterforms’ straight-sided construction and giving data-heavy settings a cohesive look.