Slab Contrasted Ohly 5 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, branding, industrial, retro, assertive, playful, display impact, distinctive texture, industrial tone, retro reference, stencil-like, cut-in, rounded slabs, modular, compact counters.
A heavy, display-oriented slab with broad proportions and a distinctive system of horizontal cut-ins that slice through bowls and crossbars. Strokes are massively weighted with rounded internal corners and squared outer terminals, creating a blocky silhouette softened by curved joins. The letterforms show pronounced, chunky slab-like elements and tight apertures, with counters often compressed into pill-shaped openings. Spacing appears built for impact, and the overall rhythm is driven by repeated notches and midline gaps that read as a consistent, engineered motif across caps, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited to display settings where the midline cuts and heavy slabs can stay legible and intentional—posters, headlines, title cards, packaging, and bold brand marks. It can work well for short blocks of text or punchy statements, but the internal breaks suggest using generous sizes and careful line spacing for longer passages.
The repeated midline incisions and oversized slabs give the font an industrial, stamped feel with a retro edge. It reads confident and punchy, leaning more toward attention-grabbing personality than neutrality. The stylized breaks introduce a playful, mechanical character that can feel sporty or arcade-adjacent depending on context.
The design appears intended to merge classic slab authority with a signature, stencil-like interruption that differentiates it from conventional bold slabs. The consistent cut-ins across glyphs suggest an emphasis on recognizable texture and brandable distinctiveness, optimized for high-impact display typography.
The cut-in motif is strong enough to become a texture in paragraphs, so the face tends to read as pattern as much as text, especially at smaller sizes. Rounded shapes like O, e, and 8 emphasize the pill-like inner openings, while angular letters maintain a sturdy, machined presence.