Slab Contrasted Lyho 10 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, signage, western, vintage, sturdy, playful, poster, impact, nostalgia, compact set, branding, blocky, rounded corners, chunky, ink-trap-like, high impact.
A compact, heavy display face with slabby terminals and rounded outer corners that keep the texture friendly despite the mass. Strokes are thick and mostly monolinear in feel, with subtle internal shaping that reads like small notches/ink-trap-like cuts at joins and corners, helping counters stay open. The letterforms are condensed with squared-off bowls and short, blunt arms, producing a dense, rhythmic horizontal banding in text. Numerals and uppercase share the same solid, poster-oriented construction, while the lowercase remains similarly wide-shouldered and sturdy for a consistent color.
Best suited to display settings where bold presence and condensed width are useful—posters, headlines, badges, packaging, and signage. It can also work for short brand phrases or logotypes where a vintage, slabbed texture is desired, but it will feel heavy in long passages.
The tone suggests a vintage, Americana-inspired sturdiness with a theatrical edge—part old poster, part saloon signage. Its chunky slabs and softened corners create an assertive but approachable voice that feels nostalgic and slightly playful rather than severe.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in a compact width while evoking classic slab-serif signage. The rounded corners and corner notches seem purpose-built to keep the forms readable and lively at large sizes, balancing ruggedness with a decorative, nostalgic character.
Counters are relatively tight but deliberately preserved through internal cut-ins, which improves legibility at display sizes. The overall silhouette stays rectilinear and geometric, giving words a strong, stamp-like presence and a steady baseline rhythm.