Slab Contrasted Nofy 5 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logos, western, playful, retro, rustic, chunky, attention, nostalgia, personality, impact, rounded corners, bracketed serifs, bulb terminals, ink traps, soft geometry.
A chunky slab-serif with softly rounded corners, heavy rectangular stems, and pronounced bracketed slabs that read as paw-like terminals. Counters are relatively tight and often squarish, with small cut-ins and notches that create a slightly stenciled/ink-trap feel in places. The lowercase shows a single-storey a and g, short ascenders and descenders, and compact joins that add to the dense, blocky rhythm. Overall spacing and proportions favor bold silhouettes and strong word shapes over fine detail.
Best suited to large-scale display use such as posters, bold headlines, brand marks, and packaging where its distinctive slabs and rounded, notched details can be appreciated. It can also work for short, high-impact phrases on signage or labels, especially with increased tracking and ample line spacing.
The letterforms evoke a friendly, old-timey display mood—part Western poster, part toy-like signage. Its exaggerated slabs and softened edges make it feel approachable and humorous, while the dense black shapes keep it assertive and attention-grabbing.
The font appears designed to deliver a distinctive slab-serif voice with a nostalgic, sign-painting/woodtype flavor, prioritizing character and recognizability over quiet readability. Its consistent chunky terminals and softened geometry suggest an intention to feel sturdy, handcrafted, and fun.
The design maintains consistent slab treatments across caps, lowercase, and numerals, giving paragraphs a patterned, stamped texture. In continuous text, the tight internal spaces and heavy terminals can visually merge, making it most effective where size and spacing can be generous.