Slab Contrasted Ihhu 4 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, sports branding, headlines, packaging, editorial display, athletic, retro, assertive, playful, headline, impact, motion, heritage, signage, branding, slabbed, chunky, bracketed, ink-trap, rounded.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with compact internal counters and strongly bracketed terminals that read as blocky and confident. The letterforms are built from broad, sturdy stems with subtly modulated stroke thickness and softened corners, giving the shapes a slightly “pressed” look at joins. Serifs are rectangular and substantial, often angled in the direction of the slant, and several glyphs show small ink-trap-like notches where strokes meet, improving separation in dense dark areas. The overall rhythm is wide and open in spacing, with numerals and capitals designed to hold a strong silhouette at large sizes.
Best suited to display typography where strong presence is needed: posters, sports and team-style branding, product packaging, and bold editorial headlines. It performs especially well in short phrases, logos, and callouts where the heavy slabs and slanted construction can carry the composition.
The font projects a punchy, vintage energy associated with sports graphics, old-school advertising, and bold editorial titling. Its slanted stance and chunky slabs create a sense of motion and bravado, while the rounded details keep it approachable rather than severe.
The design appears intended to deliver a high-impact slab serif voice with a classic, athletic-leaning character, balancing dense weight with controlled contrast and notched joins to keep forms readable in large, dark settings.
Lowercase forms are robust and compact, with single-storey-style simplicity in several shapes and generous, blocky terminals that reinforce the poster-like texture. The numerals are equally weighty and highly legible, designed to read clearly in short, impactful strings.