Slab Contrasted Piri 6 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Alianza' by Corradine Fonts, 'FF Milo Slab' by FontFont, 'FS Silas Slab' by Fontsmith, 'Shandon Slab' by Hoftype, and 'Amasis' and 'Egyptian Slate' by Monotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, sports identity, assertive, industrial, vintage, collegiate, poster-ready, impact, authority, retro appeal, readability, signage, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap feel, rounded joins, high-impact.
A heavy slab-serif design with broad proportions, compact counters, and strongly bracketed slabs. Strokes show noticeable contrast, with thick verticals and slightly lighter connecting strokes, while terminals are squared and weighty. Curves are generous and slightly flattened, giving letters a sturdy, machined silhouette; joins and corners feel subtly rounded, creating an ink-trap-like solidity at small notches. The lowercase is robust with a single-storey “a” and “g”, a short-armed “r”, and a tall, straight “t”, while figures are chunky and highly legible with strong baseline presence.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and brand marks where strong presence and quick recognition are needed. It also works well for packaging, signage, and sports or collegiate-style identity systems that benefit from a bold slab-serif voice.
The overall tone is bold and no-nonsense, leaning toward classic American display traditions. It conveys reliability and toughness with a friendly, throwback warmth—confident rather than delicate, and designed to read with authority.
The design appears intended as a high-impact slab serif that balances rugged structure with readable, familiar letterforms. It prioritizes strong word shapes, durable serifs, and clear numerals for attention-grabbing display typography.
Spacing appears generous for a display slab, helping dense shapes avoid clogging in text. The rhythm is steady and rectangular, with distinctive, squared-off counters and pronounced serifs that create a strong horizontal emphasis across words and lines.