Slab Contrasted Tybo 4 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Albiona' and 'Albiona Soft' by Device, 'Lagom' by Fenotype, 'Gold' by FontMesa, and 'Gintona Slab' by Sudtipos (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, editorial, robust, poster, heritage, confident, industrial, impact, authority, readability, chunky, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap-like, sturdy.
A heavy, slab-serif design with broad proportions and a compact, forceful rhythm. The strokes are thick with noticeable (but not delicate) contrast, and the slabs read as wide, flat terminals with subtle bracketing that helps soften joins. Counters are relatively tight and the overall color is dense, while curves (C, O, S) stay smooth and controlled against the strongly rectangular serif structure. Lowercase forms keep a traditional, text-face skeleton with a two-storey a and g, sturdy verticals, and short, emphatic terminals that maintain a consistent, blocky texture in running lines.
Best suited for display settings where strong presence is needed—headlines, posters, storefront/signage, and packaging. It can also work in editorial applications for subheads or short bursts of text, where its dense color and slab serifs add authority and a traditional print voice.
The font conveys a bold, no-nonsense tone with a classic print sensibility—part newsroom, part Western/heritage, and generally authoritative. Its weight and slab structure give it an industrial strength that feels confident and declarative, leaning more toward impact and presence than refinement.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight and clarity through a stable slab-serif framework, balancing classic letterform construction with a punchy, contemporary boldness. Its wide stance and firm terminals suggest a focus on impact, legibility at distance, and a distinctly assertive typographic voice.
In the sample text, the dense weight and prominent slabs create a strong horizontal emphasis, producing a solid, headline-like texture. The figures are equally heavy and high-impact, matching the letterforms for emphatic, attention-grabbing numerals.