Slab Contrasted Abka 2 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, event promos, logos, playful, spooky, rustic, hand-cut, retro, themed display, handmade texture, poster impact, retro signage, angular, faceted, blocky, quirky, inked.
A heavy, angular display face built from chunky, faceted strokes and slabby terminals. The outlines feel hand-cut and slightly irregular, with uneven inner counters and subtly shifting widths that create a lively rhythm across words. Serifs and terminals read as blunt wedges rather than smooth brackets, and the overall construction leans geometric with sharp corners and occasional notches. Uppercase forms are broad and assertive, while the lowercase keeps a compact, sturdy structure with clear, dark color and strong word shapes.
Best suited to display work where texture and personality are assets—posters, headlines, event promotions, and packaging with a retro or spooky theme. It can also work for short logotypes or badges where the faceted slabs help create a bold, memorable silhouette.
The tone is theatrical and mischievous, evoking vintage poster lettering, haunted-house signage, and craft-cut display type. Its rough-edged geometry adds a DIY energy that feels playful rather than polished, lending a slightly eerie, carnival-like character in longer text samples.
The design appears intended to translate hand-cut, angular signage into a consistent alphabet with strong impact and a distinctive, slightly irregular rhythm. It prioritizes character and atmosphere over neutrality, aiming for high-contrast presence in titling and themed display settings.
The numerals and capitals carry the most personality through pronounced angles and chiseled corners, which can create striking headers but also a busy texture at small sizes. Spacing appears intentionally lively, supporting an expressive, hand-made feel rather than strict typographic regularity.