Slab Square Hysi 9 is a very bold, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Athletico' and 'Athletico Clean' by GRIN3 (Nowak), 'Losver' by Marvadesign, and 'Hockeynight Serif' by XTOPH (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, posters, headlines, team apparel, packaging, athletic, industrial, retro, assertive, collegiate, impact, sports voice, vintage signage, ruggedness, stamp-like, octagonal, blocky, high-contrast shapes, ink-trap feel, chiseled.
A heavy, block-built display face with squared slab serifs and prominent chamfered corners that give many glyphs an octagonal, cut-out silhouette. Strokes are consistently thick and mostly straight, with minimal curvature and tight counters that stay clean at large sizes. The joins and inner corners often show small notches that read like ink-trap-inspired cutaways, reinforcing a rugged, machined rhythm. Uppercase forms are compact and commanding; lowercase follows the same sturdy construction with simplified bowls and sturdy stems, keeping a uniform, poster-friendly texture across lines.
Best suited to large-scale typography where its chunky slabs and chamfered corners can carry the design: sports and team identities, event posters, apparel graphics, bold packaging, and signage. It can also work for short subheads or labels when a rugged, collegiate voice is desired, but it will feel dense for extended small-text reading.
The overall tone is bold and no-nonsense, combining a classic varsity/college poster energy with an industrial, stamped-sign feel. Its angular cuts and slabbed terminals add a confident, competitive character that reads as energetic and tough rather than refined.
The design appears aimed at delivering maximum impact with a structured, architectural construction—pairing slab-like terminals with angular corner cuts to evoke vintage athletic lettering and robust industrial signage. The consistent weight and faceted geometry suggest a focus on strong silhouettes and repeatable, emblem-like forms.
Round characters such as O/Q and 0/8 are rendered as squared, faceted forms, which helps maintain a cohesive geometric language. Numerals are similarly chunky and athletic, and the strong silhouettes remain highly legible in headlines where the corner cuts become a defining detail.