Slab Contrasted Vufo 5 is a very bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Brasilica' by CAST, 'Alkes' by Fontfabric, 'Marat' by Ludwig Type, and 'TT Bells' by TypeType (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, branding, packaging, western, vintage, confident, punchy, rugged, display impact, vintage tone, poster style, heritage feel, sign-like clarity, bracketed, ball terminals, ink-trap feel, bulky, blocky.
This typeface has heavy, squared slab serifs with a distinctly bracketed, sculpted connection into the stems. Strokes show clear contrast: stout verticals and diagonals are paired with sharper internal curves and notched joins that create an ink-trap-like bite in places (notably around diagonals and inside corners). The proportions are expansive and solid, with broad rounds and roomy counters in letters like O, Q, and P, while many lowercase forms lean toward a single‑storey construction (a, g) with compact apertures. Terminals often finish in blunt slabs or small ball-like ends, giving the shapes a carved, slightly idiosyncratic rhythm across the alphabet and numerals.
It performs best in display settings where its chunky slabs and internal notches can be appreciated—posters, large headlines, storefront-style signage, and bold branding. It’s well suited to packaging and labels that want a heritage or handcrafted feel, and it can add period character to editorial titles or pull quotes when used at generous sizes.
The overall tone is bold and unmistakable, evoking wood type and poster-era display typography. It reads as vintage and workmanlike, with a frontier or saloon-sign energy tempered by controlled contrast and crisp internal shaping. The result feels confident, attention-grabbing, and a bit theatrical—built to project personality rather than disappear into the page.
The design appears intended as a statement slab serif with a wood-type-inspired voice: thick, sturdy outlines for impact, paired with contrasting inner shaping and bracketed slabs for a carved, printed texture. Its distinctive terminals and notched joins suggest an aim to feel historic and expressive while remaining legible in short, prominent lines of text.
The glyphs show strong silhouette clarity at large sizes, with distinctive joins in letters like K, R, and X and a prominent, decorative tail on Q. Numerals are weighty and rounded, matching the letterforms’ chunky slabs and giving figures a sign-painting/print-poster character. Spacing in the sample text suggests the design favors compact word images and dense typographic color when set in bold headlines.