Slab Contrasted Rohu 4 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Artegra Slab' by Artegra (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports, packaging, signage, sturdy, assertive, retro, athletic, industrial, impact, heritage, sturdiness, display, clarity, blocky, compact, bracketed, ink-trap, punchy.
A heavy, block-forward slab serif with broad proportions and strongly bracketed rectangular serifs. The letterforms are built from thick, mostly even strokes with crisp corners, subtle rounding at joins, and occasional notch-like cut-ins that read as ink-trap accents in tight interiors. Counters are relatively small for the weight, producing a dense color, while the rhythm stays steady across capitals, lowercase, and numerals. The lowercase is robust and compact, with single-storey forms where expected and simplified terminals that keep the silhouette bold and uniform in text.
Best suited for headlines, posters, and branding that needs a strong, attention-grabbing voice. It also fits sports and collegiate-style graphics, packaging, labels, and signage where a bold slab serif can carry across distance and reproduce reliably on coarse materials.
The overall tone is confident and workmanlike, with a distinctly vintage, poster-era presence. Its chunky slabs and tight counters suggest strength and practicality, while the slight notched detailing adds a crafted, old-print character that feels energetic rather than delicate.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a sturdy slab-serif structure, echoing traditional display and wood-type sensibilities while adding small cut-in details to improve clarity in tight spaces and reinforce a rugged, industrial personality.
In the sample text, the dense texture and strong serifs create high impact at display sizes and maintain legibility in short passages, though the heavy weight favors headline use over long-form reading. The numerals are similarly stout and geometric, matching the typeface’s compact, sign-ready voice.