Slab Contrasted Buja 11 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, editorial, packaging, sports branding, retro, sporty, assertive, lively, emphasis, impact, heritage, momentum, display, bracketed, wedge serif, ink-trap feel, calligraphic, compact apertures.
A forceful italic with stout, slab-like serifs and a pronounced forward slant. Strokes show clear thick–thin modulation, with heavy verticals and sturdier terminals, giving the letterforms a carved, braced look. The serifs are largely bracketed and often wedge into the stroke, creating crisp entry/exit points and a slightly ink-trap-like shaping at tight joins. Counters are relatively compact, curves are taut, and the overall rhythm is energetic, with capitals and numerals reading especially dense and punchy in text.
This design suits headlines, decks, pull quotes, and poster typography where slanted emphasis and a strong presence are needed. It also fits packaging and branding systems that want a vintage-leaning, assertive serif voice. In editorial layouts, it can work as an energetic accent face for subheads or highlighted passages.
The tone is confident and high-impact, leaning toward classic editorial and vintage sports styling. Its italic motion adds urgency and momentum, while the sturdy slab structures keep it grounded and authoritative. Overall it feels bold in voice—ideal when you want emphasis without losing a traditional, print-rooted character.
The font appears designed to merge traditional slab-serif sturdiness with italic speed, producing a display-forward texture that still retains familiar, readable proportions. Its braced serifs and compact counters suggest an intention to stay bold and stable under impact, while the contrast and slant provide a sharp, expressive edge.
Uppercase forms are robust and show strong diagonal stress in the italic, while lowercase maintains a readable, text-friendly skeleton with sturdy serifs that hold together in dense settings. Numerals are similarly weighty and slanted, matching the overall texture and making the set feel cohesive for display lines and emphatic typographic moments.