Slab Contrasted Onma 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, event promos, playful, vintage, wacky, rustic, hand-cut, novelty, retro flavor, handmade feel, attention-grabbing, chunky, notched, flared, irregular, bouncy.
A chunky display face with compact proportions and lively, uneven contours. Strokes are heavy with subtle modulation and frequent pinched or notched joins that create a carved, cut-paper feel. The serifs read as slabby and flared, often widening into rounded feet and caps, and terminals tend to bulb or taper unpredictably. Counters are generally small and irregular, and the overall rhythm is intentionally bouncy rather than mechanically consistent, giving lines of text a textured, animated silhouette.
Best used at display sizes where the irregular slabs and notched contours can be appreciated—posters, headlines, short taglines, packaging, and logo wordmarks. It can work well for themed event promotions and entertainment-oriented materials where a quirky vintage tone is desirable; for longer text, larger sizes and generous spacing help maintain clarity.
The font projects a mischievous, old-timey character—part circus poster, part folk craft signage. Its wobble and chunky slabs feel friendly and humorous, with a slightly spooky or quirky edge that suits novelty and themed messaging.
The design appears intended to evoke hand-crafted, vintage display lettering with exaggerated slab-like serifs and intentional wobble. Its primary goal is to deliver strong presence and personality, favoring expressive texture over strict uniformity.
The alphabet shows deliberate per-glyph idiosyncrasies (especially in diagonals and curved forms), which adds personality but also increases visual noise in long passages. Numerals are stout and attention-grabbing, matching the letterforms’ heavy, notched construction.