Slab Contrasted Wiha 2 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, assertive, retro, headline, industrial, collegiate, impact, heritage, branding, legibility, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap feel, compact counters, high impact.
A heavy, wide display face with slab-like, bracketed serifs and a strongly geometric, block-built silhouette. Strokes are thick with clear contrast between main stems and the squared slab terminals, and many joins show small interior notches that read like ink traps or cut-ins, sharpening the rhythm at large sizes. Counters are relatively tight and apertures tend to be narrowed, producing a dense, poster-ready texture. Overall spacing and letterfit feel sturdy and deliberate, prioritizing mass and presence over delicacy.
Best suited for large-scale typography where strong color and slabbed structure can do the work: headlines, posters, sports or heritage-style branding, labels/packaging, and storefront or wayfinding-style signage. It can also add a sturdy, retro accent in short bursts of text, but its dense counters make it most effective at display sizes.
The tone is confident and attention-grabbing, with a vintage Americana and workwear energy. Its dense blackness and squared detailing suggest signage, team graphics, and bold editorial titling rather than quiet reading.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact with a classic slab-serif voice—combining wide proportions, bracketed slabs, and carved interior joins to keep bold shapes legible and characterful in attention-first applications.
Rounded forms (like O and Q) keep a full, almost oval footprint, while terminals remain decisively squared, creating a consistent blend of soft curves and hard slabs. Numerals match the same chunky construction and compact interior space, maintaining a uniform color across mixed copy.