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Cowboy Block + Cultivo
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Heavy western serif capitals with middle notches and square slabs
Cowboy Block
Cowboy Block is a heavy western capital alphabet whose stems and slabs carry small notches cut through the middle, so a word reads like a carved saloon sign rather than a plain slab.
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Cutting, print & workflow scorecard.
Sturdy stroke walls and open counters weed cleanly on adhesive vinyl, HTV apparel film, and cut cardstock.
Plotter & output verdictEasy-Weed Vinyl & Print Ready
Recommended minimum scale0.75 in+ cap height
Character set & structureMulti-Style (Bold, Condensed)
OpenType & PUA accessStandard Latin, Figures & Punctuation
Best surfaces & mediaWedding Suites · Foil Envelopes · Boutique Logos
Compatible design toolsIllustrator · Affinity · Canva Pro · Cricut & Silhouette
Visual anatomy & craft review
Letterform structure
of Cowboy Block.
Every letter is wide and heavy: the C opens to a deep square bracket, the O closes around a small oval counter, the W holds four heavy diagonals joined at square vertices and the B keeps two stacked bowls of equal depth. The distinguishing feature is the notch, a small rectangular cut through the middle of the stems and the slab serifs on several letters, which is what gives the face its period wood-type look. Slabs are plain and square with no bracketing, the fit is tight and the weight is uniform from stroke to stroke. Counters stay small, so a word reads as a solid block at a distance. The sand ground, the cacti, the two drawn frames and the two caption lines are presentation; the typeface is the words and the alphabet above them.
Western · Heavy · Notched
Two-font hierarchy recipes
Suggested font
pairings.
Tested contrast partners — pairing Cowboy Block with grounded secondary typography.
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Cowboy Block + Fresh Lime
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Project & layout
blueprints.
Concrete hierarchy, scale and production guidance tailored to Cowboy Block’s stroke geometry.
Sign for a country or ranch wedding
The western weight reads across a field and gives a painted board the look of a hand-carved sign, and the notches supply the detail a rustic venue wants without ornament.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the greeting at 16 cm on a 900 by 600 mm board, set the names in a plain serif at 7 cm, and leave 12 cm of margin so the heavy slabs stay clear of a frame.
Pre-production check
Painted notches fill with a second coat; check the finished board in daylight and keep the notch open by at least 4 mm at full size.
Header for a western history feature
The wood-type construction gives a feature its period voice, and the tight fit lets a long name hold a single headline line at magazine size.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the header at 54 pt on the opening spread, keep the body in a 10 pt serif at 13 pt leading, and hold 18 mm below the header so the heavy slabs do not crowd the text.
Pre-production check
Heavy slabs on uncoated paper gain ink and close their notches; check the press sheet and keep the header at 50 pt if the notches begin to fill.
Label for a small-batch barbecue sauce
A western slab on a bottle signals slow-smoked, small-batch product, and the small counters keep the name readable on a 40 mm label panel.
Hierarchy & layout recipe
Set the brand at 14 pt on a 45 by 80 mm label, keep the heat level in a 6 pt sans, and leave 5 mm of margin so the notches do not touch the label border.
Pre-production check
Printing a notched slab on a curved bottle squeezes the centre letters; check a printed label wrapped on the actual bottle and open the fit if the letters touch.
Technical & licence verification
File & listing specifications.
File & glyph specifications
- Style classification
- Slab Serif · Heavy western serif capitals with middle notches and square slabs
- Foundry / creator
- Craft Artist
Confirm included OTF/TTF/WOFF formats, full glyph tables and licence coverage on the live store page before batch production.
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