Slab Contrasted Lyji 5 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports, branding, packaging, retro, athletic, poster, western, punchy, attention, nostalgia, impact, motion, display, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap, compact, high-impact.
A compact, right-leaning slab serif with heavy, block-like serifs and a tightly packed silhouette. Strokes show noticeable thick–thin behavior, with sturdy verticals paired with sharpened joints and notched interior corners that read like small ink-traps. Terminals and serifs are squared and assertive, and many glyphs carry wedge-like shaping where strokes meet, giving the face a carved, stamp-like rhythm. Counters are relatively small and apertures tend to be guarded, emphasizing a dense, high-impact texture in words and lines.
This font is best used for headlines, logos, packaging, and poster typography where a dense, forceful presence is desirable. It works well in sports and event branding, as well as retro-inspired campaigns that benefit from strong rhythm and compact word shapes. Short text blocks and punchy subheads will typically read better than long passages.
The overall tone is bold and energetic, evoking vintage display lettering with a sporty, poster-forward attitude. Its slanted stance and chunky slabs give it a sense of motion and swagger, suited to attention-grabbing, slightly nostalgic messaging.
The design appears intended as a high-impact display slab with a vintage-leaning, energetic voice—combining bold slabs, a forward slant, and angular detailing to create a compact, attention-first texture.
Caps and numerals present as especially stout and graphic, while lowercase forms keep the same compact build for consistent color in text. The notch-and-slab detailing becomes more pronounced at larger sizes, where the angular joins and squared terminals read as a deliberate stylistic signature.