Slab Contrasted Ughu 2 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, sports branding, confident, sturdy, vintage, collegiate, friendly, impact, legibility, heritage, solidity, utility, blocky, bracketed, robust, compact, ink-trap-like.
A heavy, display-oriented slab serif with broad proportions and a notably large x-height. Strokes are dense and mostly even, with subtle modulation and pronounced bracketed slabs that create strong horizontal terminals. Counters are compact and rounded, giving the forms a tight, punchy rhythm, while joins and inner corners show slight notch-like shaping that keeps the black mass from clogging at large sizes. Overall spacing feels built for impact, with steady verticals and emphatic serifs that hold lines together in bold settings.
Best suited to headlines, large text, and short blocks where weight and structure are advantages. It works well for posters, labels and packaging, storefront or wayfinding signage, and branding that benefits from a bold, traditional slab-serif voice.
The tone is assertive and dependable, with a classic, workmanlike energy. Its chunky slabs and compact counters evoke traditional print and signage, while the rounded interior shapes add a friendly, approachable character rather than a severe one.
Likely designed to deliver maximum impact with a classic slab-serif backbone: big presence, strong structure, and compact, readable shapes that remain clear in large-scale typography. The slightly softened interior geometry suggests an intent to keep heavy text feeling warm and usable rather than purely rigid.
The design leans into strong silhouette clarity: wide, stable capitals and sturdy lowercase forms that stay legible in dense text blocks. Numerals match the weight and presence of the letters, reading as bold, solid figures suited to attention-grabbing compositions.