Slab Contrasted Tila 13 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'FF Kievit Slab' by FontFont, 'Foro' and 'Foro Rounded' by Hoftype, 'MVB Dovetail' by MVB, 'Silica' by Stone Type Foundry, and 'Questa Slab' by The Questa Project (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, robust, collegiate, retro, friendly, sturdy, impact, heritage, approachability, display strength, bracketed, blocky, softened, compact counters, heavy serifs.
A dense, heavy slab-serif with broad proportions and compact internal spaces. Strokes stay largely even, while the slab terminals and bracketed joins add a carved, sturdy feel rather than a sharp mechanical one. Serifs are thick and squared-off with gentle rounding at corners, giving the letterforms a softened, blocky silhouette. The lowercase is similarly weighty with sturdy stems, short ascenders/descenders, and rounded dots; figures are bold and chunky with strong, simplified shapes.
Best suited to display contexts where weight and presence are an advantage, such as headlines, posters, signage, and bold packaging callouts. It can also fit sports-leaning or collegiate branding systems that benefit from sturdy slabs and a confident, traditional voice.
The overall tone is confident and muscular, with a familiar, nostalgic warmth. Its chunky slabs and softened corners evoke classic collegiate and sports lettering while still reading as approachable rather than severe.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a classic slab-serif framework, balancing heavy, attention-grabbing forms with slightly rounded detailing for a friendlier, more retro-leaning finish.
The strong serifs and tight counters create a pronounced dark color on the page, especially in longer text. The design’s rounded handling of corners and terminals helps prevent the weight from feeling brittle, maintaining a cohesive, poster-like rhythm across caps, lowercase, and numerals.