Slab Contrasted Elfe 9 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, western, athletic, poster, impact, ruggedness, vintage display, brand presence, beveled, blocky, octagonal, notched, bracketed.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with broad proportions and compact counters. Strokes are mostly straight with frequent chamfered and octagonal cut-ins that create a beveled, carved look at joins and corners. Serifs read as squared slabs with small internal notches and occasional wedge-like bracketing, giving terminals a stamped, engineered finish. The lowercase follows the same chunky geometry with single-storey forms and sturdy shoulders, while figures are similarly angular and tightly enclosed for strong silhouette impact.
This face is well suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, poster typography, sports and event branding, storefront or wayfinding signage, and bold packaging. It performs best at display sizes where the chamfered corners and notched slab terminals remain clearly visible.
The overall tone feels rugged and assertive, balancing a vintage, frontier-style sturdiness with the punch of collegiate display lettering. Its sharp chamfers and notched details add a tough, mechanical edge that reads confidently in bold statements.
The font appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a distinctive carved-and-stamped slab personality. Its wide, angular construction and decorative corner cuts aim to evoke vintage display traditions while staying highly legible and forceful in large-scale use.
The design relies on high-contrast silhouettes rather than delicate interior detail; small apertures and tight counters can fill in at smaller sizes. The rhythm is driven by wide letterforms and prominent slabs, producing a dense texture that works best when given room to breathe.