Slab Contrasted Komow 10 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: books, editorial, magazines, longform, branding, academic, classic, authoritative, bookish, text workhorse, traditional warmth, institutional tone, print readability, bracketed serifs, ball terminals, vertical stress, oldstyle figures, soft joins.
A sturdy slab serif with clearly bracketed, rectangular serifs and gently modulated stroke contrast. The letterforms are broadly proportioned with open counters and a steady, readable rhythm, while curves show smooth, slightly oldstyle modeling rather than rigid geometry. Terminals often finish with rounded or teardrop-like endings in the lowercase, and the overall drawing balances crisp slab feet with softened transitions at joins and bowls. Numerals appear oldstyle, with varying heights and a flowing, text-friendly feel.
This font is well suited to book typography, long-form editorial layouts, and magazines where robust serifs help maintain clarity at text sizes. It can also support institutional or heritage branding, title pages, and pull quotes that benefit from a confident slab-serif voice without becoming overly blunt.
The tone is traditional and bookish, combining a scholarly seriousness with a warm, slightly literary softness. It reads as confident and established, suited to contexts that want credibility without looking cold or purely mechanical.
The design appears intended to merge the dependable structure of slab serifs with more human, text-oriented detailing—providing durability and presence while preserving comfortable readability in continuous reading.
Capitals have a strong baseline presence and clear slab structures, while lowercase forms introduce more calligraphic nuance in bowls and terminals, creating an engaging texture in paragraphs. The figures and punctuation sit comfortably in running text, reinforcing a print-oriented, editorial character.