Slab Contrasted Ohmo 7 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, retro, playful, display, stencil-like, theatrical, attention-grabbing, retro display, graphic texture, stencil effect, poster impact, blocky, chunky, slabbed, ink-trap, cutout.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with broad proportions and pronounced, squared-off terminals. Many glyphs are interrupted by consistent horizontal cut-ins that create a stencil/cutout effect and introduce sharp internal notches, giving the design a strong sense of constructed geometry. Counters are compact and often simplified, with rounded bowls on letters like C, O, and G contrasting against flat slabs and rigid stems. The rhythm is emphatically vertical, with chunky serifs, tight apertures, and a bold, poster-oriented color that reads as a single mass from a distance while revealing the engineered cut details up close.
Best suited to headlines and short display settings where the cutout detailing can be appreciated—posters, branding marks, packaging, and large-format signage. It can also work for punchy subheads or labels, but the strong internal breaks may reduce clarity in small sizes or dense paragraphs.
The overall tone feels retro and theatrical, combining old poster-weight presence with a playful, engineered cutout motif. It conveys a bold, attention-grabbing attitude that can read as both vintage and slightly futuristic due to the repeated internal breaks and sharp notches.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact with a recognizable signature: a bold slab foundation combined with systematic cut-in breaks that create a stencil-like, graphic texture. It prioritizes personality and poster presence over neutral text economy.
The repeated midline interruptions are highly distinctive and become a primary texture in running text, sometimes creating a banded stripe across lines. Round characters (O, C, G, Q) read as particularly emblematic because the cut shape is centered and consistent, while the more rectangular letters emphasize the slabbed, constructed feel.