Canarsie Slab JL

Canarsie Slab JL font by Jeffrey N. Levine is a free old-school slab serif typeface with a no-nonsense, cut-from-steel heft. Its blocky caps and those carved-in notches read like vintage boardwalk signage-inked hard, squared off, and meant to be seen from across the street.

Using Canarsie Slab JL shines on poster headlines, sports logos, retro merchandise, bar-and-diner menus, record sleeves, badge marks, and packaging labels. Set it big with generous spacing, then pair this free font with a plain, workhorse sans (think Helvetica-style) for supporting text so the grit stays loud and the details stay clear.