Slab Contrasted Dilu 10 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, editorial display, retro, sporty, assertive, playful, bold, impact, momentum, display, retro flair, branding, bracketed, soft corners, ball terminals, teardrop terminals, bouncy rhythm.
A heavy, forward-leaning serif design with prominent slab-like serifs and clearly bracketed joins that soften the overall silhouette. Strokes show noticeable modulation, with thick stems and thinner internal curves, and the italics introduce a lively, rolling rhythm across words. Counters tend to be compact and rounded, while terminals often finish in teardrop or ball-like shapes (especially in the lowercase), adding a sculpted, decorative feel. The numerals are chunky and energetic, matching the letterforms’ strong weight and pronounced serif presence.
Best suited to display sizes where its heavy weight, strong serifs, and italic motion can carry titles and short phrases with impact. It works well for posters, sports or team-style branding, punchy editorial headers, packaging callouts, and any application that benefits from a bold, retro-leaning voice.
The tone reads confident and energetic with a distinctly retro flavor, combining athletic punch with a slightly whimsical, showy slant. It feels friendly but forceful—more headline-driven than restrained—projecting momentum and impact.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum presence and movement: a sturdy slab-serif foundation combined with an italic slant and decorative terminals to create a distinctive, high-energy display texture. It prioritizes personality and punch over quiet readability in long text.
Uppercase forms are sturdy and emphatic with broad shoulders and heavy serifs, while the lowercase introduces more personality through rounded joins and swelling terminals. The overall texture is dense, with tight interior spaces that amplify the dark, poster-like color on the page.