Slab Contrasted Wiro 7 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logotypes, western, circus, vintage, rugged, playful, display impact, retro flavor, handcrafted feel, poster voice, brand emphasis, octagonal, chiseled, woodtype, spurred, angular.
A heavy, blocky slab-serif design with an emphatic, poster-oriented build and visibly angular shaping. Strokes end in squared slabs with small spurs and notched corners, giving many terminals an octagonal, cut-from-wood feel rather than smooth curves. The letterforms show slight irregularity in contour and corner treatment, with compact counters and a strong horizontal presence; rounded characters lean polygonal, and diagonals are stout and steady. Overall spacing reads sturdy and headline-ready, with consistent weight distribution and crisp, high-impact silhouettes.
Best suited for large sizes where the faceted slabs and notched details can read clearly: posters, event promotions, storefront or venue signage, packaging labels, and punchy brand marks. It can also work for short, attention-grabbing subheads or pull quotes where a vintage, showbill flavor is desired.
The tone is bold and theatrical, evoking Western posters, circus bills, and vintage showcard lettering. Its chiseled corners and spurred slabs add a rugged, handcrafted energy, making the text feel lively and a bit mischievous rather than purely formal.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum impact with a decorative slab-serif voice, drawing on woodtype and showcard traditions. Its angular rounding and spurred terminals suggest an intention to feel handcrafted and period-evocative while staying sturdy and highly legible at display scales.
The design’s character comes from its systematic corner cuts and bracketless slab treatment, which create a distinctive rhythm across both uppercase and lowercase. Numerals share the same faceted construction, reinforcing a cohesive display voice in mixed alphanumeric settings.