Slab Contrasted Egba 7 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, signage, packaging, western, circus, vintage, playful, bold, impact, nostalgia, show poster, sign painting, attention, blocky, bracketed, chunky, decorative, flared.
A heavy, block-built display serif with slab-like terminals and pronounced, sculpted notches that carve into joins and counters. The letterforms are broadly proportioned with a sturdy horizontal emphasis, while the serifs read as thick, squared brackets rather than hairline finishing. Counters are compact and often shaped by inset cut-ins, giving rounds (O, Q, 8, 9) a punched, poster-like solidity. The overall rhythm is assertive and dense, with short apertures and tightly enclosed interior spaces that favor impact over delicacy.
Best suited to short, bold applications such as headlines, poster titling, event graphics, storefront-style signage, and brand marks that want a vintage show or western flavor. It can also work on packaging and labels where a strong, ornamental slab presence helps create shelf impact.
The font conveys a theatrical, old-poster energy—part frontier signage, part showbill—mixing toughness with a wink of ornament. Its distinctive cut-in detailing adds a crafty, hand-hewn feel that reads as nostalgic and attention-grabbing rather than formal or modernist.
The design appears intended as a high-impact display face that evokes period signage and print ephemera through heavy slabs and distinctive carved-in details. Its forms prioritize recognizability and character at larger sizes, offering a memorable silhouette for branding and titling.
The notched detailing is consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, helping the set feel cohesive even as widths vary by glyph. In running text the dark color builds quickly, so the design reads best when given room to breathe and when used for emphasis rather than long passages.