Slab Contrasted Wiva 9 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Polyphonic' by Monotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, editorial titles, assertive, retro, collegiate, industrial, playful, maximum impact, vintage flavor, signage clarity, brand emphasis, slab serif, bracketed serifs, blocky, chunky, ink-trap feel.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with broad proportions and tightly packed counters. Strokes are thick and confident with noticeable—but not delicate—contrast, and the serifs read as sturdy rectangular slabs with slight bracketing that helps corners transition smoothly. The lowercase has a large, high-reaching x-height and compact apertures, giving text a dense, poster-like rhythm. Curves are round and weighty, terminals are mostly blunt, and several joins show small notches or ink-trap-like cut-ins that add definition at display sizes.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, cover lines, and short emphatic statements where its heavy slabs and wide stance can do the work. It can also support sports or campus-style branding, product packaging, and punchy editorial titling where a strong, retro-industrial voice is desired.
The overall tone is bold and declarative, evoking vintage printing and collegiate or athletic signage. Its chunky forms and dense color create an energetic, slightly playful impact that feels made for attention-grabbing statements rather than subtle typography.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a sturdy slab-serif structure, pairing dense strokes and wide proportions with subtle shaping that keeps forms legible and distinctive at large sizes. It aims for a vintage-meets-utility character that reads clearly in bold, attention-led applications.
In the sample text the tight internal spaces and strong slabs create a dark typographic color, especially in longer lines; generous tracking and leading help the letterforms breathe. Numerals match the same robust, rounded construction, keeping a consistent, signage-oriented presence across mixed copy.