Slab Contrasted Elpi 5 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, sports branding, headlines, packaging, merchandise, retro, sporty, assertive, playful, punchy, attention grabbing, vintage display, dynamic emphasis, brand impact, chunky, slabbed, ink-trap, rounded, tapered.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with compact counters, broad proportions, and a strong, poster-like color on the page. Strokes show noticeable modulation and angular, carved terminals, with slab-like feet and caps that often finish in sharp, wedgey cuts rather than smooth rounding. Many joins and corners feature small notches and ink-trap-like cut-ins that add texture and help separate dense shapes. Spacing feels tight and energetic, with wide silhouettes and sturdy verticals that keep the rhythm bold and continuous in text.
Best suited for large-scale display work where strong impact and a lively slant are desired—posters, sports and event branding, punchy headlines, and bold packaging. It can also work for short bursts of text (taglines, callouts, labeling), where its dense texture and distinctive cut-ins remain legible and expressive.
The tone is bold and spirited, blending a vintage display attitude with an athletic, headline-ready swagger. Its slanted stance and chiseled details create a sense of motion and competitiveness, while the chunky slabs keep it approachable and fun rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a dynamic, italicized stance, combining slab-serif stability with sharpened, carved details for a rugged, retro-leaning display voice.
The uppercase set reads especially impactful due to large masses and reduced internal whitespace, while the lowercase maintains a compact, sturdy texture that can appear dense at small sizes. Numerals match the same blocky, angled construction, supporting attention-grabbing data or score-like settings.