Slab Contrasted Urgy 2 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, editorial, posters, book covers, packaging, confident, traditional, institutional, bookish, clarity, authority, durability, editorial tone, slab serif, bracketed, robust, compact, sturdy.
A robust slab-serif with bracketed, squared serifs and a steady, medium-contrast stroke pattern. The letterforms show broad proportions with generous counters and a solid baseline feel, while curves (C, G, O, Q) are smooth and full without becoming geometric. Terminals are mostly blunt and serifed, producing a firm, blocklike texture in words. Numerals are similarly sturdy and high-contrast enough to stay clear at display sizes, with consistent serif treatment that reinforces the family’s strong rhythm.
This style performs especially well in headlines, subheads, and pull quotes where the slab serifs can add structure and impact. It also suits editorial and book-cover typography that benefits from a traditional, confident voice, and it can work effectively on posters or packaging where sturdy letterforms need to hold up at larger sizes.
The overall tone is authoritative and classic, with a distinctly editorial flavor. Its heavy slabs and confident proportions give it a dependable, institutional presence—suited to messaging that wants to feel established, serious, and clear rather than delicate or playful.
The design appears intended to combine classic slab-serif sturdiness with readable, modernized proportions, delivering a strong typographic voice that remains clear in continuous text and commanding in display applications.
In text lines, the strong serifs create pronounced horizontal emphasis and a crisp, stamped impression. Spacing appears fairly open for a slab serif, helping maintain clarity in mixed-case settings and making the texture feel solid but not cramped.