Slab Contrasted Egro 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, western, punchy, vintage, playful, confident, attention grabbing, retro flavor, sturdy branding, poster impact, bracketed, bulbous, softened, chunky, high-impact.
A heavy, rounded slab-serif design with broad proportions and compact internal counters. Strokes are thick and confident, with subtly uneven transitions between stems and terminals that create a mildly modulated, sculpted feel. Serifs read as blocky slabs with slight bracketing and softened corners, giving the shapes a stamped, poster-like solidity. Curves are generously inflated (notably in C, G, O, S), while joins and notches in letters like E, F, K, and R add crisp, carved definition without becoming sharp or delicate.
Best suited for large-scale typography where mass and silhouette do most of the work—headlines, posters, storefront-style signage, and bold packaging labels. It can also serve for short logo wordmarks and merch graphics where a vintage slab voice is desired, but it will feel heavy for long-form reading.
The overall tone is bold and characterful, blending a frontier poster sensibility with a friendly, retro display energy. Its chunky forms feel assertive and attention-grabbing, yet the rounded edges keep it approachable rather than severe.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a classic slab-serif voice, emphasizing sturdy shapes, broad stance, and a subtly carved rhythm. It aims to evoke nostalgic display typography while staying legible and cohesive across capitals, lowercase, and figures.
The numerals mirror the letterforms with broad, stable silhouettes and rounded massing, reinforcing a cohesive display rhythm. Lowercase forms maintain the same weight and width presence as the capitals, producing a strong, uniform color in text with minimal delicacy and a pronounced “inked” footprint.