Slab Contrasted Pyky 2 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Aachen' and 'Neue Aachen' by ITC, 'Mr Palker Dad' by Letterhead Studio-YG, 'Aachen SB' and 'Aachen SH' by Scangraphic Digital Type Collection, and 'Aachen' by Tilde (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, sports branding, western, athletic, poster, vintage, assertive, impact, ruggedness, retro display, industrial strength, economy, blocky, bracketed, rectilinear, ink-trap feel, high impact.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with compact proportions and strongly squared geometry. Strokes are broadly uniform with subtle modulation, and the serifs read as sturdy, rectangular slabs with slightly bracketed joins. Counters are tight and interior space is reduced, while corners show small notches and cut-ins that create an ink-trap-like ruggedness. The lowercase is robust and workmanlike, with a single-story “a” and “g” and a short-armed “t,” and the numerals are wide and weighty with simple, poster-ready shapes.
Best suited to large-scale display use where weight and presence are an advantage—headlines, posters, signage, labels, and punchy packaging. It also fits sports-themed branding or vintage-inspired identity work where a sturdy slab-serif voice is desired.
The overall tone is bold and no-nonsense, evoking traditional American display lettering—part western, part athletic, and part old poster wood type. It feels confident and attention-grabbing, with a slightly rough-hewn, mechanical energy that reads as retro without being ornate.
Designed to deliver maximum impact with a rugged slab-serif structure and compact, economical counters. The small notches and squared detailing appear intended to add character and improve separation at joins, producing a tough, poster-centric texture.
Spacing appears intentionally tight and dense, creating a strong typographic “wall” effect in text settings. The distinctive corner notches and squared terminals add texture at large sizes, but can visually fill in when set too small or too tightly tracked.