Slab Normal Ahvu 5 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, logotypes, industrial, western, poster, retro, confident, space saving, impact, vintage feel, strong texture, condensed, slab serif, bracketed, sturdy, tall.
A tall, condensed slab-serif with sturdy stems and a compact footprint. The serifs read as heavy and strongly bracketed, giving terminals a grounded, blocky finish while keeping curves taut and controlled. Stroke weight is bold with noticeable but not dramatic contrast, and the overall rhythm is tight, producing dark, vertical texture in lines of text. Counters are relatively small and apertures stay narrow, reinforcing a dense, poster-ready color.
Best suited to headlines, posters, labels, and signage where a compact width and strong presence help text stay readable and impactful. It can also work for branding and logotypes that need an industrial or vintage-leaning slab-serif voice, especially when set with generous tracking or ample line spacing.
The tone feels assertive and workmanlike, with a hint of vintage display character. Its compressed proportions and bold slabs evoke signage and headline typography that aims to project strength and immediacy rather than delicacy.
The design appears intended as a bold, space-efficient slab serif for display settings, combining condensed proportions with weighty, bracketed serifs to deliver a sturdy, attention-grabbing typographic color.
The figures and capitals maintain the same condensed, high-contrast-with-slabs logic, creating a unified, uniform look for mixed-case and numeric settings. At larger sizes the bracketed slabs and narrow counters become a defining texture; at smaller sizes the dense color may feel heavy in long passages.