Slab Contrasted Odba 5 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, event promos, western, circus, athletic, retro, woodtype, display impact, vintage flavor, decorative texture, poster voice, bracketed, notched, stencil-like, blocky, high-impact.
A heavy, block-constructed slab serif with broad proportions and pronounced, squared serifs. Many letters feature distinctive side notches and small interior cut-ins that create a stencil-like, segmented silhouette without fully breaking the forms. Curves are robust and rounded (notably in C, G, O, S), while stems and slabs stay firm and rectangular, producing a strong poster rhythm. The lowercase is compact and sturdy with a single-storey a and g, wide bowls, and straightforward terminals; figures are similarly chunky and designed for headline presence.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, bold headlines, and branding marks where the notch detailing can be appreciated. It can also work well for packaging and event promotions that want a vintage, woodtype-inspired voice; use sparingly in longer text due to its strong texture and dense weight.
The font projects a showy, old-time display energy, mixing a western/woodtype flavor with a theatrical, circus-poster attitude. Its carved details and emphatic slabs suggest ruggedness and nostalgia while remaining friendly and approachable due to the rounded counters and generous shapes.
Likely designed as a high-impact display slab that echoes carved or stamped letterforms, using consistent notch details to create a memorable, decorative signature. The goal appears to be maximum shelf/poster presence with a nostalgic, show-poster personality.
The notch motif is applied consistently across the alphabet and strongly shapes the texture of words, creating a patterned, almost stamped look at larger sizes. The extreme weight and decorative cut-ins reduce clarity at small sizes, but greatly enhance character and recognizability in short phrases.