Slab Contrasted Miru 10 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, headlines, western, industrial, retro, headline, rugged, space saving, poster impact, vintage tone, signage clarity, brand punch, slab serif, compressed, high-waisted, blocky, bracketless serifs.
A compressed slab-serif with tall proportions and a strong vertical rhythm. Strokes are heavy and mostly straight-sided, with noticeable contrast created by thinner joins and interior curves against dominant vertical stems. Serifs read as bold, square slabs with minimal bracketing, giving many letters a stamped, poster-like silhouette. Counters are tight and often vertically oriented, and terminals tend to be blunt and rectangular, contributing to a rigid, engineered texture in text.
Best suited to display settings where a condensed, high-impact voice is needed: posters, headlines, badges, labels, and storefront-style signage. It also works well for packaging or brand marks that want a vintage industrial or Western tone, especially in short bursts of text where its dense texture becomes a feature rather than a constraint.
The font conveys a Western/woodtype attitude mixed with an industrial, utilitarian feel. Its condensed heft and squared-off details suggest vintage posters, signage, and bold labeling rather than delicate editorial typography. Overall it reads confident, rugged, and slightly theatrical.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence in minimal horizontal space, using sturdy slab serifs and compact counters to maintain legibility while projecting a bold, vintage-inflected personality. Its consistent, block-built shapes prioritize punchy rhythm and strong silhouette for attention-grabbing typography.
Spacing appears compact, and the narrow set creates a dense, emphatic text color. The lowercase maintains a tall, upright posture with short ascenders/descenders relative to the dominant x-height, keeping lines of text tightly stacked. Figures are similarly narrow and blocky, matching the caps’ rectangular construction for consistent display impact.