Slab Unbracketed Liva 13 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Absentia Slab' by DR Fonts (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, signage, merchandise, western, athletic, retro, bold, playful, impact, nostalgia, signage strength, team spirit, blocky, chunky, compact, ink-trap feel, notched.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with square, unbracketed terminals and a strongly geometric, almost carved construction. Strokes are broadly uniform, with large rectangular serifs and frequent internal notches that create an ink-trap-like feeling at joins and counters. Counters are tight and squarish, apertures tend to be closed, and curves are flattened into sturdy, rounded-rectangle forms (notably in C, O, and G). Overall spacing and proportions favor a compact, poster-forward texture with emphatic verticals and crisp right-angle edges.
This font works best for short, high-impact copy such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, and signage where its mass and angular slab serifs can carry the message. It also fits sports branding, team marks, and merchandise graphics that benefit from a sturdy, vintage-inspired display voice.
The tone is assertive and attention-grabbing, evoking vintage wood type, varsity lettering, and classic Western or carnival signage. Its chunky shapes and cut-in details add a playful, slightly rugged character that reads as confident and loud rather than refined.
The design appears intended as a display slab that maximizes presence at large sizes, combining wood-type sturdiness with notched details to maintain clarity in very heavy letterforms. It aims to deliver a bold, nostalgic voice while keeping a tightly packed, graphic rhythm in words and lines.
The ink-trap-like cutouts and stepped joins give the face a distinctive stamped or routed look, helping counters stay legible in heavy settings. Numerals follow the same blocky logic and feel suited to scoreboard or poster applications, with the overall texture becoming quite dense in longer lines of text.