Slab Square Ikvy 7 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports, packaging, logos, retro, sporty, confident, loud, punchy, impact, movement, display, branding, nostalgia, blocky, compact, brash, ink-trap, bracketed.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with dense color and broad proportions. The letterforms use compact counters, sturdy stems, and squared-off slab details with subtly rounded/bracketed joins that keep the weight from feeling brittle. Curves are full and bulbous, while terminals and serifs read as flat, blocky stops, giving the face a carved, poster-ready silhouette. The rhythm is energetic and slightly irregular in width from glyph to glyph, with tight internal spaces that emphasize a bold, cohesive texture in text.
Best suited to headlines, signage, posters, and branding where impact and immediacy matter. It can work for short bursts of text—pull quotes, labels, or UI hero statements—especially when set with ample line spacing and not too small, allowing the bold slabs and compact counters to stay readable.
The overall tone is assertive and upbeat, with a retro display sensibility that feels at home in sports, advertising, and headline-driven design. Its italic slant and chunky slabs add motion and swagger, producing a confident, attention-grabbing voice rather than a quiet editorial one.
This design appears intended to deliver maximum presence with a bold slab structure and a forward-leaning, energetic stance. The wide shapes and blocky terminals prioritize display strength and a retro, high-impact feel over delicate detail or long-form neutrality.
At larger sizes the sculpted slabs and heavy joins create a distinctive, almost stamped look; in longer passages the tight counters and dense weight can make text feel dark, so generous leading and spacing help maintain clarity. The numerals match the letters’ chunky, forward-leaning stance, keeping a consistent, emphatic texture across mixed alphanumeric settings.