Slab Contrasted Suna 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, signage, western, circus, playful, retro, poster, impact, nostalgia, showbill, attention, character, blocky, chunky, bracketed, ink-trap, rounded.
A dense, blocky slab serif with prominent rectangular serifs and soft, rounded joins that keep the heavy weight from feeling brittle. Strokes show moderate contrast, with thick verticals and slightly lighter connecting curves, plus occasional pinched notches that read like subtle ink traps in tight interior spaces. Counters are compact and often squarish, giving the letters a stamped, display-first rhythm; lowercase forms are sturdy and wide with short-to-moderate ascenders and descenders. Numerals match the same chunky construction and strong slab terminals, maintaining an even, poster-like color across lines of text.
Best suited to posters, headlines, and short emphatic copy where its chunky slabs can carry the voice. It can work well for branding and packaging that wants a vintage showbill or western-flavored presence, and for signage where bold shapes need to read quickly at a distance.
The overall tone feels classic showbill and frontier-adjacent—confident, attention-grabbing, and a little theatrical. Its heavy slabs and rounded corners give it a friendly, old-time personality suited to bold headlines rather than quiet text settings.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with an old-style display sensibility: heavy slab serifs, compact counters, and rounded geometry that keeps the weight approachable. It prioritizes character and texture over neutrality, aiming to make words feel like a bold printed impression.
The silhouette emphasizes strong horizontals and weighty terminals, producing a high-impact texture at larger sizes. In the sample text, the dense counters and tight interior details suggest it benefits from generous tracking and line spacing when used in long blocks.