Slab Contrasted Egho 6 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, signage, western, poster, rugged, playful, assertive, impact, retro display, thematic branding, distinctive texture, blocky, chunky, bracketed, ink-trap-like, high-impact.
A heavy, block-constructed slab serif with broad proportions and compact internal counters. The serifs are thick and squared with a subtly bracketed feel, and many joins show small notch-like cut-ins that read like ink traps or stencil-inspired detailing. Curves are full and rounded (notably in O/C/S), while terminals remain blunt and rectangular, producing a strong black silhouette and a steady, emphatic rhythm. Lowercase forms are tall and sturdy with single-storey a and g, short ascenders, and wide bowls, keeping the texture dense and even across lines.
Best suited to display applications where strong presence is needed—headlines, posters, product packaging, labels, and bold branding marks. It also fits themed signage and event graphics that benefit from a vintage or Western-leaning voice, especially when set with generous tracking and simple supporting typography.
The overall tone is bold and old-fashioned in a way that evokes vintage posters and frontier/Western signage. The squared slabs and carved-in notches add a rugged, workmanlike character, while the rounded bowls keep it friendly rather than severe. It reads as confident and attention-seeking, with a hint of playful theatricality.
The font appears designed to deliver maximum impact with a distinctive slab-serif personality, combining broad, rounded letterforms with squared serifs and characteristic notch detailing. Its intention seems to be creating memorable, high-contrast word silhouettes for display communication rather than quiet text reading.
The design relies on silhouette clarity more than delicate detail, so it visually “locks up” into solid word shapes at display sizes. The notch details become a defining signature in larger settings, while in smaller sizes they may merge into the stroke mass, increasing the already dense color.