Slab Contrasted Hobi 6 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Vigor DT' by DTP Types, 'FF Kievit Slab' by FontFont, 'Equip Slab' and 'Shandon Slab' by Hoftype, 'Rooney' by Jan Fromm, and 'Kheops' by Tipo Pèpel (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sportswear, branding, packaging, sporty, confident, retro, punchy, rowdy, attention grabbing, athletic tone, retro display, headline impact, slab serif, inclined, bracketed, chunky, compact apertures.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with chunky, strongly bracketed serifs and large, rounded counters. Strokes are broadly even, with only modest modulation, giving a dense, poster-like color on the page. The curves are generous and slightly squashed in places, while joins and terminals stay blunt and decisive, producing a sturdy, athletic rhythm. Spacing is relatively tight and the forms feel built for impact, with numerals and capitals matching the same robust, blocky construction.
Best suited to display typography where impact is the priority—headlines, posters, sports and team branding, and bold packaging or label treatments. It can work for short bursts of text such as slogans or pull quotes, especially when you want a dense, energetic typographic voice.
The overall tone is energetic and assertive, with a classic, vintage flavor associated with sports lettering and headline-driven design. Its bold slanted stance adds momentum and urgency, reading as loud, confident, and attention-seeking rather than refined.
This design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a slanted, athletic slab-serif structure—combining sturdy, bracketed serifs with rounded, compact letterforms for high-contrast messaging in display contexts.
The italic angle is consistent across the set, and the slab serifs remain prominent even at smaller sizes, reinforcing a strong horizontal emphasis. Round characters (like O/0) stay very full and dark, and the tight apertures in letters like e and a contribute to a compact, forceful texture in paragraphs.