Slab Contrasted Yeke 6 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, signage, packaging, western, playful, rugged, retro, posterlike, display impact, thematic styling, vintage feel, sign lettering, blocky, angular, notched, stencil-like, chunky.
A heavy, block-constructed slab serif with angular geometry and pronounced, squared terminals. Strokes are broadly uniform but show subtle internal shaping and cut-ins that create a notched, carved look, with occasional wedge-like joints and small apertures. Curves are minimized and often faceted, giving rounds like O and 0 a polygonal feel. The lowercase keeps sturdy vertical stems with compact counters, while uppercase forms read as broad, sign-painter blocks with strong base slabs and tight interior space.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, headlines, logos, and storefront-style signage where strong impact and a distinctive silhouette are needed. It can also work well on packaging and labels that benefit from a vintage or western-inflected voice.
The overall tone is bold and theatrical, evoking old-west signage, circus/broadsheet display, and novelty packaging. The repeated notches and chiseled joins add a handcrafted, slightly mischievous character that feels energetic rather than formal.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum visual punch with a stylized, carved slab-serif aesthetic, balancing sturdy mass with decorative notches to create a recognizable, thematic display voice.
The design’s dense color and tight counters make it most effective at larger sizes, where the internal cut-ins remain clear. Numerals follow the same faceted, slabbed construction, matching the letterforms for cohesive titling and headline use.