Slab Contrasted Hohy 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, logos, packaging, sporty, forceful, energetic, rugged, punchy, attention, impact, momentum, ruggedness, clarity, blocky, chunky, compressed counters, dense texture, rectilinear serifs.
A heavy, right-leaning slab-serif design with compact internal counters and crisp, rectangular terminals. The forms are blocky and muscular, with noticeable stroke modulation and a strong forward slant that creates momentum across words. Serifs read as squared-off slabs that reinforce a rugged rhythm, while the lowercase shows a large x-height and short extenders that keep the texture dense and punchy.
Best suited for display typography such as sports branding, team or event promotions, headlines, poster titles, packaging callouts, and bold editorial feature lines. It also fits signage or merch where a tough, energetic italic voice is desirable, especially in all caps or short, emphatic phrases.
This typeface projects an assertive, high-impact tone with a sporty, poster-forward energy. Its heavy italic stance and sturdy slab detailing give it a confident, no-nonsense voice that feels geared toward attention-grabbing headlines rather than subtle body copy.
The design appears intended to maximize impact at display sizes, combining a bold italic posture with slab-serifs to create speed and solidity at the same time. Its large lowercase presence and compact apertures suggest an aim for strong word shapes and high visibility in short bursts of text.
The numerals and capitals match the same squared, heavy construction, producing a consistent, high-density color on the line. In longer sample text the strong slant and tight counters increase visual intensity, favoring larger sizes and generous spacing for maximum legibility.