Slab Contrasted Egta 7 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, signage, poster, circus, retro, playful, assertive, impact, novelty, vintage feel, showcard, blocky, bulky, rounded, notched, heavyweight.
A dense display slab with chunky, rectangular serifs and strongly rounded main forms. The strokes are heavy and compact, with visible internal shaping: small triangular/rectangular notches and cut-ins at joins and terminals that give the letters a carved, stamped feel rather than smooth industrial geometry. Counters tend to be generous and round in letters like O and Q, while many capitals lean on broad, straight-sided construction with softened corners. Spacing appears tight and the overall silhouette is highly inked, emphasizing mass and texture in headlines.
Best suited to large sizes where its internal notches and slab terminals can be clearly seen—posters, event graphics, storefront or headline signage, bold brand marks, and packaging callouts. It can work for short bursts of text, but its dense weight and tight rhythm favor display settings over long-form reading.
The font reads loud and theatrical, with a show-card energy that feels vintage and attention-seeking. Its notched details and oversized slabs add a slightly mischievous, novelty tone, while the sheer weight keeps it confident and commanding.
The design appears intended to reinterpret classic slab-serif display letterforms with added cut-in detailing for extra personality and texture. Its proportions and heavy stroke mass prioritize impact and immediacy, aiming for a memorable, vintage-leaning look in attention-critical layouts.
The design’s distinctive character comes from the repeated terminal cut-ins and internal notches, which create a consistent decorative rhythm across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals. Numerals are similarly stout and rounded, reinforcing the poster-centric personality and maintaining visual weight parity with the letters.