Slab Square Yibi 3 is a bold, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, sports branding, headlines, packaging, signage, industrial, sporty, retro, urgent, mechanical, space saving, high impact, speed cue, sturdy tone, display focus, condensed, slab serif, oblique, square terminals, tall x-height.
A tightly condensed, right-leaning slab serif with tall proportions and sturdy, squared-off terminals. Strokes are firm and mostly straight, with subtle contrast and crisp joins that keep the letterforms angular and mechanical. Counters are narrow and vertical, and the rhythm is compact with short, blocky slabs that read as built-in rather than delicate. Numerals and capitals share the same compressed, forward-driven structure, producing a dense, high-impact texture in lines of text.
Best suited for display settings where space is tight and impact is the priority—posters, sports and event graphics, product packaging, and bold editorial headings. It can also work for short, emphatic signage or interface labels when a condensed, energetic voice is needed.
The overall tone is assertive and kinetic, combining an industrial toughness with a sporty, headline-driven energy. Its forward slant and hard corners evoke speed, machinery, and signage, giving it a slightly retro display feel without becoming ornamental.
Likely designed to deliver maximum punch in a narrow footprint, pairing slab-serif sturdiness with an oblique, speed-oriented stance. The goal appears to be a compact, durable display face with square, engineered details that stay consistent across capitals, lowercase, and figures.
The design’s strength comes from consistent square-ended detailing across stems, serifs, and apertures, which keeps the silhouette crisp at larger sizes. In longer samples the compact widths create a strong vertical cadence and a tightly packed word shape, emphasizing momentum over spacious readability.