Slab Contrasted Nohy 4 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, retro, playful, poster-ready, whimsical, chunky, attention-grabbing, retro flavor, decorative texture, brand character, display emphasis, rounded slabs, soft corners, stencil-like, inline breaks, bubbly.
A heavy display face built from compact, rounded forms and prominent slab terminals. Many strokes show deliberate internal breaks or inline cut-ins that create a stencil-like, segmented rhythm, especially in bowls and along horizontal joins. Counters are generally small and rounded, with softened corners throughout, giving the letterforms a pillowy, molded look. Widths vary noticeably across characters, and the overall texture is dense and high-impact, optimized for large sizes rather than fine detail.
Best suited for posters, headlines, wordmarks, and packaging where the bold silhouette and decorative breaks can be appreciated. It works well for branding that wants a vintage or playful voice, and for signage or short phrases where legibility is supported by size and contrast.
The segmented slabs and rounded geometry produce a distinctly retro, novelty tone—part Western poster, part 1970s display, with a toy-like friendliness. The strong black shapes feel attention-grabbing and theatrical, while the quirky internal cutouts add character and motion.
The design appears intended as a statement display face that merges slab-serif strength with decorative cut-ins to produce a memorable, period-flavored look. Its proportions and dense color prioritize impact and personality over continuous text readability.
In text settings the frequent internal notches become a defining pattern, creating a lively, slightly busy line texture. Numerals follow the same softened, chunky construction with pronounced horizontal emphasis on several forms.