Slab Contrasted Fubu 4 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, sports branding, bold, industrial, confident, retro, athletic, impact, sturdiness, heritage, legibility, blocky, chunky, bracketed, sturdy, compact.
A heavy, block-constructed slab serif with broad proportions and compact internal counters. Strokes show noticeable, controlled contrast, with thick verticals and slightly lighter joins, and the serifs read as blunt slabs with subtle bracketing that helps soften the corners. Curves are full and geometric, terminals are mostly flat, and the overall rhythm is dense and weight-forward, producing strong word shapes especially in all caps. Lowercase forms are similarly robust, with short extenders and a sturdy, square-leaning texture that keeps lines of text visually dark and cohesive.
This face is well suited to display typography where impact and durability matter: headlines, posters, labels, and bold brand marks. It also fits signage and sports or collegiate-style applications where thick slabs and a compact, forceful texture help maintain authority at a distance.
The tone is assertive and no-nonsense, with a classic poster and workwear energy. Its big, blunt slabs and packed color feel dependable and emphatic, suggesting headings that want to sound confident, traditional, and a bit rugged.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence through broad, sturdy letterforms and prominent slabs, balancing a traditional slab-serif feel with clean, simplified geometry for strong, reproducible display use.
The weight and tight counters can reduce clarity at smaller sizes, but at display sizes the heavy slabs and broad silhouettes create a distinctive, punchy presence. Numerals match the same stout construction, reading best when given room and generous tracking.