Slab Weird Bywi 5 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logo, editorial, quirky, retro, playful, rowdy, pulp, standout display, retro flavor, quirky texture, attitude, chunky, angled, ink-trap, wedge serif, bouncy.
A chunky italic slab with assertive, blocky serifs and noticeably sculpted joins. Strokes show high contrast and a carved, ink-trap-like treatment where counters and apertures pinch into sharp notches, giving many letters a cut-out, slightly stamped look. The rhythm is lively and uneven in a controlled way: widths vary by glyph, curves are compact and heavy, and terminals often resolve into squared wedges that emphasize the slanted momentum. Numerals and capitals share the same rugged construction, maintaining a consistent, bold silhouette across the set.
Best suited to short, bold applications where texture and personality are an asset—headlines, posters, event promos, packaging, and logo wordmarks. It can also work for editorial display lines or pull quotes where you want a retro, slightly wild slab presence rather than quiet body-text neutrality.
The overall tone feels mischievous and offbeat—like a vintage headline face that’s been intentionally roughed up and made more eccentric. Its energetic slant and chunky slabs convey motion and attitude, while the quirky interior cuts add a playful, slightly rebellious character.
The design appears intended to fuse classic slab-serif mass with an intentionally strange, carved construction—combining strong display readability with eccentric details that make the letterforms feel custom and attention-grabbing.
Counters are generally small for the weight, and several forms rely on tight apertures and angular notches, which creates strong texture in paragraphs but can build density at smaller sizes. The italic angle is steady, and the serif blocks act as visual anchors that keep the style readable despite the unconventional internal shaping.