Slab Unbracketed Yiwa 11 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logo, signage, playful, retro, chunky, friendly, bouncy, impact, approachability, retro styling, headline focus, soft corners, rounded slabs, posterish, high impact, cartoonish.
A heavy, softly rounded slab-serif with broad proportions and a gently forward-leaning stance. Strokes are thick and fairly uniform, with unbracketed slab terminals that read as squared-off blocks but eased by generous corner rounding. Counters are compact and often slightly pinched, creating a dense, inky texture and strong silhouette clarity at display sizes. The lowercase has stout, single-storey forms and short, sturdy extenders, giving the overall rhythm a compact, buoyant feel.
Best suited to display settings where bold presence and personality matter: posters, headlines, brand marks, packaging, and short signage. It can work for punchy subheads or callouts, but the dense interiors suggest avoiding long passages at small sizes.
The tone is upbeat and informal, with a vintage, snackable charm reminiscent of mid-century signage and playful editorial headlines. Its cushioned slabs and chunky curves project warmth and approachability, while the pronounced weight adds confidence and immediacy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a friendly, retro-inflected slab voice, combining blocky terminals with rounded shaping for a distinctive, approachable display texture.
Spacing appears on the generous side in the grid, helping the heavy shapes breathe, while the sample text shows a consistent, rolling cadence across mixed-case words. Numerals match the letters’ soft-block construction, maintaining a cohesive, poster-oriented voice.