Slab Contrasted Hoke 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Battle Road' by Fachranheit, 'Polyphonic' by Monotype, and 'Mahoda Display' by Multype Studio (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, editorial leads, assertive, retro, sporty, editorial, industrial, impact, emphasis, motion, sturdiness, vintage flavor, slab-serif, bracketed, chunky, angled, ink-trap.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with compact, muscular letterforms and strongly bracketed serifs. Strokes show a clear diagonal stress, with rounded joins and softened corners that keep the dense weight from feeling brittle. Counters are relatively tight and the apertures are modest, producing a solid, poster-like texture, while terminals and serifs often finish with angled cuts that reinforce the forward motion. Numerals match the bold color and wide stance of the letters, maintaining consistent rhythm in mixed text.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, packaging fronts, and branded callouts where a compact, forceful texture is desirable. It can work for short editorial leads or pull quotes when set with comfortable tracking and line spacing to preserve clarity.
The overall tone is bold and energetic, with a vintage, workhorse flavor that suggests headlines, team identity, and punchy messaging. Its slanted stance and chunky slabs create a sense of momentum and confidence, leaning more expressive than neutral.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a sturdy slab-serif structure while adding speed and attitude through an italicized, diagonally stressed build. It balances toughness and readability by using bracketed serifs and softened transitions rather than sharp, delicate details.
At text sizes the strong weight and tight interior spaces create a dark, high-impact typographic color; it benefits from generous spacing and breathier line breaks. The italic angle reads as integral to the design rather than a simple slant, with slab details and angled terminals carrying through consistently across cases and figures.