Slab Contrasted Ibfo 3 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Codename FX' by Differentialtype, 'FS Silas Slab' by Fontsmith, 'Calanda' and 'Orgon Slab' by Hoftype, 'Fenomen Slab' by Signature Type Foundry, 'Regan Slab' by The Northern Block, and 'Eigerdals Slab' by insigne (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, logos, confident, sporty, retro, punchy, assertive, impact, emphasis, heritage sport, sturdiness, attention, bracketed, ink-trap like, oblique, compact, robust.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with robust, blocky proportions and bracketed slab terminals. Strokes are predominantly monolinear at text sizes, with subtle modulation and squared-off joins that keep counters open despite the weight. Serifs read as wide, firm “feet,” and several letters show small notch-like cut-ins and sharpened interior corners that add crispness and help separation in dense settings. Overall spacing is generous for the weight, producing a strong, even rhythm in all-caps and a compact, energetic texture in lowercase.
Best suited to display work where impact is primary: headlines, posters, sports or team-inspired branding, and bold packaging callouts. It can also work for short subheads or captions when you want strong emphasis, though the weight and slabbing will dominate longer passages.
The tone is bold and commanding with a distinctly energetic, athletic feel. Its oblique stance and chunky slabs evoke vintage sports lettering and mid-century display typography, giving headlines a fast, competitive character without feeling decorative or fussy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a forward-leaning, energetic stance and slab-serif sturdiness. The combination of compact curves, strong brackets, and crisp interior shaping suggests a focus on legibility under heavy weight while maintaining a distinctive, sporty voice.
Uppercase forms are broad and stable, while the lowercase maintains a practical, readable structure with sturdy bowls and short, forceful terminals. Numerals are similarly heavyweight and compact, designed to hold their shape in high-impact contexts.