Slab Contrasted Buba 1 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, pull quotes, confident, retro, editorial, sporty, punchy, headline, impact, display, emphasis, bracketed serifs, high color, meaty, tapered joins, rounded corners.
A robust italic with strong, slab-like serif terminals and a compact, muscular texture. Strokes show clear thick–thin modulation, with heavy verticals and tapered, angled joins that create a lively rhythm across words. The forms are broadly proportioned with generous curves and full counters; terminals often finish with blunt, bracketed slabs that read as sturdy and printed. Overall spacing and shapes produce a dense, headline-ready color that stays coherent across uppercase, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited for headlines, subheads, posters, and promotional copy where a bold italic voice is desirable. It can also work well for logotypes, packaging, sports or event branding, and pull quotes where dense, punchy word shapes help carry emphasis. For longer passages it will read more like a feature style than a neutral text face, making it most effective as an accent or display companion.
This typeface projects a confident, energetic tone with a slightly retro, editorial flavor. Its forward-leaning stance and sturdy build feel assertive and attention-getting, while the softened, rounded joins keep it approachable rather than severe.
The design appears intended to deliver strong, readable impact in short bursts of text, using a slanted stance and slabbed terminals to add momentum and presence. Its contrast and weight are tuned to look solid in print-like settings, supporting bold, attention-led typography without becoming overly rigid.
Uppercase and lowercase share a consistent slanted construction, with sturdy serifs and rounded, ink-trap-like interior shaping in places that helps maintain clarity at heavier weights. Numerals match the same bold, angled rhythm, making mixed alphanumeric settings feel cohesive.