Slab Contrasted Ibka 4 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Boton' by Berthold, 'Metronic Slab Pro' by Mostardesign, 'Kulturista' by Suitcase Type Foundry, and 'Palo Slab' by TypeUnion (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, posters, headlines, packaging, logos, athletic, retro, confident, impactful, playful, display impact, retro sport, attention grabbing, brand voice, slab serif, soft corners, ink-trap notches, bracketed slabs, compact counters.
A heavy, slanted slab-serif with broad proportions and tightly packed internal counters. Strokes are largely uniform, with sturdy bracketed slabs and small triangular notches at joins and terminals that create a cut-in, ink-trap-like texture. The rounds are full and slightly squared off, and the lowercase carries a chunky, energetic rhythm with single-storey forms and short, stout extenders. Numerals are weighty and geometric, matching the strong baseline presence and overall dense color.
Best suited for display work where its dense weight and energetic slant can carry impact—sports identities, event posters, promotional headlines, packaging callouts, and bold logotypes. It can also work for short emphatic text on signage or social graphics where strong letterforms are needed.
The tone is bold and extroverted, with a sporty, headline-forward attitude that reads as vintage and slightly playful. Its strong slabs and punchy silhouettes give it a confident, poster-like voice, while the carved-in details add character and motion.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a recognizable slab-serif voice, combining vintage athletic cues with carved-in detailing for extra texture and memorability in large-scale typography.
The italic slant and the notched detailing produce a distinctive, patterned texture across words, especially in all caps. At smaller sizes the tight counters and heavy joins may close up, while at display sizes the cut-ins and slab shapes become a defining stylistic feature.