Slab Contrasted Fubu 10 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, signage, bold, confident, retro, industrial, athletic, display impact, vintage signal, sturdy clarity, brand emphasis, blocky, bracketed, compact counters, ink-trap cuts, high-impact.
A heavy, block-built slab serif with broad proportions and tightly controlled inner spaces. The letterforms use sturdy, rectangular serifs and strong vertical emphasis, while subtle cut-ins and notches at joins and corners suggest ink-trap-like shaping to keep counters open in dense settings. Curves are full and rounded but contained by flat terminals, giving an overall squared-off silhouette. Spacing and rhythm feel robust and even, with capitals reading as solid sign shapes and lowercase maintaining a similarly weighty, workmanlike texture.
Best suited to headlines, posters, and short statements where maximum impact is needed. It also fits sports branding, labels/packaging, and storefront or wayfinding-style signage where bold slab forms and a sturdy rhythm help text hold up against busy backgrounds.
The tone is loud and assured, evoking vintage posters, sports lettering, and utilitarian signage. Its mass and squared details project strength and directness, with a slightly nostalgic, Americana-inflected character that feels at home in attention-grabbing display use.
The font appears designed to deliver high-impact display typography with a durable slab-serif backbone and practical shaping that preserves clarity in heavy weights. Its proportions and confident detailing suggest an intention to reference classic poster and athletic lettering while remaining crisp and structured in modern layouts.
The design relies on compact counters and pronounced slabs to create a dark, continuous texture; at smaller sizes this will read dense, while at large sizes the notches and corner shaping become a distinctive feature. Numerals are similarly stout and poster-like, matching the headline-oriented personality across the set.