Slab Contrasted Amgy 13 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: sports branding, posters, headlines, packaging, logos, sporty, assertive, retro, headline, impact, motion, bold branding, display clarity, slabbed, oblique, chunky, ink-trap-like, bracketed.
A heavy, oblique slab-serif with compact internal counters and a strong, blocky silhouette. The letterforms show sturdy slab terminals and small wedge-like joins that read as bracketed/slabbed finishing, giving strokes a carved, cut-in feel at corners and joins. Curves are broad and simplified, with tightly enclosed bowls (notably in O, P, R, e) and a generally low-contrast, muscular rhythm. The lowercase is robust with a high presence and compact apertures, while figures are large and similarly dense, maintaining consistent weight and italic angle across the set.
Best suited for large-scale applications such as sports branding, event posters, punchy headlines, and logo wordmarks where its mass and slant can deliver impact. It can also work for packaging or promotional graphics that benefit from a bold, vintage-leaning slab presence, but it is less appropriate for extended reading at small sizes.
The overall tone is forceful and energetic, with a classic, slightly old-school athletic flavor. Its slanted stance and chunky slabs create a sense of speed and impact, while the dense shapes and squared details add a confident, no-nonsense voice that feels promotional and attention-seeking.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with an italicized, slab-serif structure that suggests motion and strength. Its simplified curves, dense counters, and distinctive slab finishing prioritize attention and brandability over delicate text nuance.
In longer text, the combination of tight counters, heavy weight, and oblique angle creates a dark color on the page, making spacing and line breaks important for clarity. The design’s distinctive corner cuts and slab terminals are most legible at larger sizes where the interior shapes have room to breathe.