Slab Square Ikmy 4 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Absentia Slab' by DR Fonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, sports branding, headlines, packaging, signage, athletic, retro, assertive, industrial, headline, impact, speed, brand tone, display strength, ruggedness, slab serif, bracketed slabs, wedge cuts, ink-trap feel, compact joints.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with blocky proportions and a compact, forceful rhythm. Strokes are thick and relatively even, with subtle modulation and crisp, squared terminals that read as cut or chiseled at corners. Serifs are sturdy and slab-like, often bracketed into stems, and many joins show small notches or wedge-shaped cut-ins that create an ink-trap-like texture. Counters tend to be tight, apertures are controlled, and the overall silhouette feels dense and engineered, with slightly irregular shaping that keeps it from feeling purely geometric.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, sports or team identity systems, packaging callouts, and bold signage. It can work in larger blocks of text for display copy, where its dense color and slab details remain clear, but it will read most comfortably when given ample size and leading.
The tone is bold and energetic, with a sporty, poster-ready presence. Its angled stance and chunky slabs evoke retro athletic branding and workwear lettering, projecting confidence and momentum rather than refinement or delicacy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a structured, slab-serif framework and an italicized sense of speed. The cut-in corners and sturdy serifs suggest a focus on durability and reproduction in demanding display contexts, where strong shapes and consistent weight help maintain clarity.
In the sample text, the dark color and compact counters make spacing and line breaks feel impactful; the italic slant amplifies forward motion. Numerals and caps maintain the same weighty, squared-off construction, supporting a consistent, emphatic voice across alphanumerics.