Slab Contrasted Ihno 1 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, sports, packaging, editorial, athletic, assertive, retro, punchy, emphasis, impact, vintage tone, editorial strength, motion, bracketed, chunky, ink-trap feel, angled terminals, compact counters.
A right-leaning serif with hefty, slab-like terminals and a compact, energetic rhythm. Strokes show clear but not delicate contrast: thick verticals paired with sturdier, tapering joins and flattened, squared ends. Serifs are bold and mostly bracketed, reading as strong wedges on diagonals and robust slabs on horizontals, giving the letters a slightly chiseled, press-like presence. The lowercase is sturdy with tight counters and pronounced entry/exit strokes, and the numerals follow the same forward-leaning, weighty construction for consistent texture in running text.
Best suited to headlines, pull quotes, and short passages where a strong typographic voice is desirable. It can work in branding and packaging that want a bold, vintage-leaning feel, and it reads especially well in sports or editorial contexts where italic emphasis and dense color help carry hierarchy.
The overall tone is confident and headline-forward, with a sporty, editorial bite. Its strong serifs and italic slant evoke classic display typography—part newspaper, part vintage advertising—projecting momentum and emphasis rather than quiet neutrality.
The font appears designed to deliver emphatic, forward motion through a pronounced italic slant paired with sturdy, slab-like serifs. Its construction balances display-level punch with enough internal consistency to hold together in larger blocks of text when needed.
The design favors dramatic silhouettes: diagonals and joins feel slightly sharpened, and several forms show small notches or pinches where heavy strokes meet, adding a subtly machined, cut-in detail. Spacing appears tuned for impact, producing a dense, dark typographic color when set in paragraphs.