Slab Contrasted Hopa 7 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Cargan' and 'Shandon Slab' by Hoftype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: sports branding, posters, headlines, packaging, logos, athletic, retro, punchy, confident, loud, impact, motion, nostalgia, branding, slab-serif, bracketed, beveled, ink-trap feel, display.
A heavy, forward-slanted slab-serif with broad proportions and tightly packed counters. The serifs read as bold, slightly bracketed slabs, and many joins show clipped or beveled terminals that create a chiseled, athletic rhythm. Strokes carry noticeable (but not delicate) contrast, with sturdy verticals and flatter horizontals, while curves are firm and slightly squarish. The overall color is dense and emphatic, with compact apertures and a consistent, energetic rightward motion across capitals, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as sports branding, event posters, promotional headlines, badges, and bold packaging callouts. It can also work for logo wordmarks where a retro, energetic slab-serif voice is desired, but its dense forms and tight counters favor display sizes over extended reading.
The tone is assertive and sporty, with a distinctly vintage display flavor reminiscent of classic team lettering and mid-century advertising. Its slanted stance and chunky slabs project momentum, confidence, and a bit of theatrical bravado.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, italicized slab-serif voice that feels fast and powerful, combining sturdy serifs with crisp, carved-looking terminals for a classic, attention-grabbing display presence.
Uppercase forms feel especially blocky and stable, while the lowercase introduces more animated shapes (notably in letters like a, g, and y) that keep the texture lively. Numerals are similarly robust and built for impact, maintaining the same squared-off, beveled detailing seen in the letters.