Slab Contrasted Ohko 7 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, signage, retro, playful, stamped, quirky, display, impact, nostalgia, texture, novelty, branding, rounded, ink-trap, stencil-like, blocky, soft-cornered.
A heavy, rounded slab-serif display face with wide, compact letterforms and strongly simplified geometry. Strokes are thick with softened corners and a consistent, poster-like color, while many joins and counters include small internal notches and slit-like cut-ins that read as ink traps or stencil breaks. Counters tend to be horizontal ovals or narrow apertures, giving the alphabet a compressed, cutout rhythm. The serif treatment is bold and squared-off but integrated smoothly into the mass, producing a unified, blocky silhouette across upper- and lowercase as well as numerals.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, bold headlines, packaging, branding marks, and short signage where its chunky slabs and distinctive internal cut-ins can be appreciated. It can also work for playful editorial callouts or event graphics, but is less appropriate for long-form text where the tight apertures may reduce clarity.
The overall tone feels retro and theatrical, with a quirky, engineered look that suggests stamped lettering or playful industrial signage. The exaggerated weight and distinctive cut-ins add personality and movement, making the font feel energetic and slightly mischievous rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a memorable, vintage-inflected voice, combining bold slab forms with deliberate internal cut-ins to create texture and a crafted, stamped feel. The emphasis is on silhouette, rhythm, and personality for attention-grabbing display typography.
Spacing appears intentionally tight in text, and the small apertures and internal breaks become prominent at smaller sizes, emphasizing texture over neutrality. The design reads best when allowed to show its chunky silhouettes and characteristic notches, which create a repeating visual motif across the set.