Slab Square Ikmy 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Linotype Authentic Sans', 'Linotype Authentic Serif', 'Linotype Authentic Small Serif', and 'Linotype Authentic Stencil' by Linotype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, sporty, assertive, retro, industrial, energetic, impact, emphasis, motion, ruggedness, attention, slab-serif, blocky, condensed joins, bracketed feel, compact counters.
A heavy, right-leaning slab-serif with broad proportions and compact internal counters. Strokes are thick and fairly even in weight, with crisp, squared-off terminals and prominent slab serifs that read as sturdy blocks rather than delicate finishing. The italic is built as a true oblique style: verticals tilt consistently, bowls stay robust, and the overall rhythm remains steady and punchy. Curves are simplified and slightly squared in feeling, giving letters and figures a dense, high-impact texture in both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited to display contexts where impact matters most—headlines, posters, sports or event branding, storefront/signage, and bold packaging callouts. It can work for short bursts of copy or subheads, but its dense texture and narrow openings make it more comfortable at larger sizes than for long-form reading.
The tone is loud, confident, and workmanlike, mixing a sporty headline energy with a retro, poster-like toughness. Its strong slabs and forward slant suggest motion and emphasis, making the voice feel assertive and promotional rather than refined or quiet.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum emphasis with a sturdy slab-serif skeleton and a consistent italic slant, producing a forceful, energetic presence while keeping forms simple and highly reproducible.
In text settings the dark color builds quickly, with tight apertures and thick joins creating a compact, muscular word shape. Numerals share the same blocky, forward-leaning construction, helping mixed alphanumeric lines look cohesive.