Slab Contrasted Dihu 4 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, packaging, signage, retro, athletic, western, playful, punchy, impact, nostalgia, energy, branding, bracketed, incised, rounded, compact, bouncy.
A heavy, right-leaning display serif with slab-like terminals and strongly bracketed joins. Strokes show noticeable modulation: thick stems pair with tapered entries and pointed internal cuts, creating an incised, chiseled feel. The shapes are broad and compact, with rounded bowls and softened corners that keep the mass from feeling rigid. Spacing and widths vary by letter, giving the line a lively, slightly bouncy rhythm, while the numerals follow the same chunky, sculpted construction.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, large headlines, sports or team branding, packaging labels, and signage. It maintains a strong silhouette at display sizes and can add character to brief subheads, but its dense weight and sculpted details make it less ideal for long reading at small sizes.
The overall tone reads bold and nostalgic, combining a sporty headline punch with a hint of old-time poster and Western signage. Its chunky curves and carved-looking details add friendliness and theatrics, making it feel energetic rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a vintage-leaning, carved slab-serif voice—mixing sturdy signage proportions with dynamic, italic movement for energetic display typography.
The italic slant is consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures, and many glyphs show small internal notches and tapered terminals that enhance the engraved effect. The lowercase has sturdy, single-storey forms and strong joins, keeping texture dense in longer phrases.