Slab Contrasted Roko 6 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, branding, western, poster, friendly, vintage, punchy, attention, nostalgia, sturdiness, approachability, display clarity, blocky, bracketed, heavy, soft-cornered, compact.
A heavy, display-oriented slab serif with wide proportions and strongly bracketed, rectangular serifs. Strokes show a clear but not delicate contrast, with thick stems and slightly lighter joins that keep counters open for the weight. The letterforms lean on broad, squared geometry softened by rounded curves, producing sturdy silhouettes and a steady horizontal rhythm. Terminals and serifs read as blunt and structural, and the overall texture is dense and emphatic at text sizes.
Best suited to headlines, posters, packaging, and signage where impact and legibility at large sizes matter. It can also work for branding and short bursts of copy that benefit from a bold, characterful slab serif texture, but it will feel dense in long-form text.
The tone is bold and extroverted, evoking classic poster and storefront lettering with a hint of Western and circus flavor. Its chunky slabs and rounded massing give it a friendly, approachable confidence rather than a sharp or technical feel.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, nostalgic slab-serif presence with high visual weight and straightforward, readable shapes. Its bracketed slabs and softened geometry suggest a goal of combining assertive poster strength with an inviting, approachable personality.
Uppercase forms present strong, simplified shapes that hold up well in large settings, while the lowercase remains similarly weighty and compact, creating a cohesive, headline-first voice. Numerals are robust and attention-grabbing, with broad curves and a consistent slab treatment that matches the alphabet.