Slab Contrasted Ibky 9 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Goodall' by Colophon Foundry, 'Vigor DT' by DTP Types, 'Equip Slab' by Hoftype, and 'Museo Slab' and 'Museo Slab Rounded' by exljbris (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports, branding, packaging, sporty, retro, punchy, confident, energetic, impact, motion, retro branding, athletic tone, display legibility, blocky, bracketed, ink-trap, rounded, compact.
A heavy, right-leaning slab serif with broad proportions and compact internal counters. The strokes feel sturdy and mostly even, with soft curvature and generous rounding at joins that keeps the texture from looking rigid. Serifs are chunky and strongly integrated, often with bracketed transitions and small notches that read like subtle ink-traps. Letterforms are wide and stable, with blunt terminals, a pronounced horizontal emphasis, and a tight, poster-like density in words and lines.
Best suited to display work where strong presence matters: sports identities, event and poster headlines, product packaging, badges, and short punchy slogans. It can work for subheads and pull quotes when set with comfortable tracking and ample leading to avoid crowding.
The overall tone is bold and assertive with a distinctly retro, athletic flavor. Its slanted, muscular shapes suggest motion and impact, giving headlines a competitive, high-energy voice while still feeling familiar and approachable.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a vintage-leaning, athletic slab-serif voice—combining wide, heavy forms with softened details so it stays readable and friendly at display sizes while still feeling forceful and dynamic.
The rhythm in text is driven by thick slabs and slightly pinched corners, which creates a lively sparkle at large sizes. Numerals match the weight and slant, maintaining a cohesive, sign-painting/scoreboard feel across mixed content.