Slab Contrasted Hopa 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Vigor DT' by DTP Types, 'FF Kievit Slab' by FontFont, 'Open Serif' by Matteson Typographics, and 'Modum' by The Northern Block (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, sports, packaging, sporty, retro, punchy, confident, expressive, impact, momentum, heritage, attention, blocky, ink-trap, wedge serif, compact counters, bracketed.
A heavy, forward-leaning serif with chunky slab-like terminals and subtly bracketed joins. Strokes show noticeable contrast for a display face, with thick stems paired with tighter, carved-in counters and small ink-trap-like notches at some interior corners. The proportions feel broad and sturdy, with a slightly condensed interior space that boosts density and impact. Numerals and capitals share a consistent, muscular rhythm, and the italic slant is reinforced by angled crossbars and sharply cut entry/exit points.
Best suited to display sizes where its dense weight, slabby terminals, and italic motion can drive emphasis—headlines, event posters, team/sports branding, and bold packaging labels. It can also work for short subheads or pull quotes when a strong, retro-leaning voice is desired, but the dark color suggests avoiding long, small-size body text.
The overall tone is assertive and energetic, combining a vintage sign-painter/sports headline feel with a rugged, workmanlike sturdiness. Its bold, slanted stance reads as fast and competitive, while the slabby serifs add a traditional, slightly Western or collegiate flavor.
The design appears intended to deliver high-impact messaging with a dynamic italic slant and sturdy serif reinforcement, balancing classic slab signage cues with a more contrasted, carved-in detail approach for extra bite and separation at larger sizes.
The texture in paragraph settings is dark and compact, with strong word shapes and clear emphasis on diagonals. Round letters (O, Q, 8, 9) keep a squarish, compressed interior, and several forms use pronounced corner cut-ins that create a chiseled, mechanical character.