Slab Contrasted Lebi 9 is a light, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: body text, editorial, book design, headlines, branding, bookish, vintage, academic, reliable, legibility, text stability, heritage tone, editorial utility, bracketed, clarendon-like, sturdy, readable, texty.
A sturdy slab-serif with bracketed, rectangular serifs and gently rounded joins. Strokes show clear modulation, with slightly heavier verticals and lighter curves and horizontals, creating an even, text-forward rhythm. Proportions are comfortable and open, with wide, round counters in letters like O and e, and compact, well-supported terminals that keep word shapes stable. Numerals and capitals keep a consistent, slightly oldstyle feel through soft curves and firm baseline anchoring.
Well suited to long-form reading in books, magazines, and reports where a firm serif structure improves continuity and tracking. It also scales well for headlines and section headers, delivering a classic, authoritative look for publishing, academic, and heritage-oriented branding.
The overall tone feels traditional and bookish, with a subtle 19th‑century, editorial character. It reads as dependable and institutional rather than flashy, giving text a calm, authoritative voice suited to formal or heritage-leaning design.
Likely designed to combine the robustness of slab serifs with the polish of a more refined, contrasted text face. The goal appears to be high legibility and a familiar, traditional color on the page while retaining a distinctive slab presence for display settings.
The italic is not shown; the displayed forms emphasize steady spacing, strong baseline presence, and clear differentiation between similar shapes (e.g., I, l, and 1). The slabs are prominent without becoming blunt, and the contrast adds refinement that keeps the texture from looking monolinear.