Slab Contrasted Ohle 6 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, event flyers, playful, retro, circus, quirky, chunky, display impact, retro signage, novelty branding, high contrast texture, rounded, ink-trap-like, notched, stencil-like, heavy serifs.
A very heavy, high-impact slab-serif with compact, rounded outer contours and distinctive interior notches that carve into bowls and joins. Strokes are broadly blocky but show visible contrast through narrowed connections and cut-in counters, producing a sculpted, ink-trap-like rhythm rather than a uniform geometric feel. Serifs read as thick, integrated slabs, and many forms use rectangular terminals paired with curved shoulders, creating a lively mix of soft and hard geometry. Overall spacing appears tight and the silhouettes are highly graphic, with counters often reduced to horizontal ovals or small apertures.
Best used at display sizes where the interior cutouts and sculpted contrast can be clearly perceived—posters, titles, packaging, signage, and logo wordmarks. It can work for short bursts of copy in marketing contexts, but extended reading passages will feel dark and busy due to tight apertures and heavy color.
The design conveys a theatrical, vintage show-card energy—bold, cheeky, and attention-seeking. Its carved-in details add a mischievous, novelty flavor that feels suited to playful headlines and expressive branding rather than neutral text typography.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum visual presence with a recognizable, carved-notched slab style, prioritizing personality and poster impact over quiet readability. Its consistent decorative incisions suggest an intent to evoke retro signage and novelty display typography while maintaining sturdy, upright letterforms.
Several characters feature consistent internal cutouts and side notches that act as a signature motif across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals. The texture becomes quite dense in paragraphs, where the small apertures and heavy weight create strong black mass and a pronounced decorative pattern.