Slab Contrasted Tybo 13 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Albiona' and 'Albiona Soft' by Device, 'Clarendon LT' by Linotype, 'Clarendon Serial' by SoftMaker, and 'Clarendon' and 'Clarendon No 1' by URW Type Foundry (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, logotypes, western, vintage, confident, robust, friendly, impact, nostalgia, sturdiness, authority, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap feel, soft corners, sturdy.
A heavy slab serif with broad proportions and strongly bracketed serifs that read as rectangular and stable. Strokes are weighty with modest contrast, and many joins show softened, slightly notched shaping that creates an ink-trap-like texture at tight corners. Counters are compact but open enough to stay readable, and the lowercase has rounded bowls with a sturdy, workmanlike rhythm. Overall spacing and letterfit feel generous, supporting big, attention-grabbing settings.
Best suited to display contexts where weight and presence matter: headlines, posters, branding lockups, labels, and storefront-style signage. The sturdy slabs and broad shapes help it stay legible at a distance and in high-impact, short text, while the softened joins keep dense copy from feeling overly rigid.
The tone is bold and assured, blending a vintage, poster-like presence with a down-to-earth friendliness. It evokes traditional signage and print ephemera—confident, practical, and slightly nostalgic rather than sleek or technical.
The design appears aimed at delivering a classic, slab-serif authority with a lively, printed texture—balancing hard-edged structure with subtle softening at stress points for a more human, approachable voice.
Caps have a strong, squared silhouette (notably in E/F/T and the diagonals of V/W/X), while curves in O/Q and the lowercase bowls keep the texture approachable. Numerals are similarly hefty and clear, designed to hold their shape at display sizes.