Slab Monoline Opzo 8 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sports branding, packaging, titling, athletic, urgent, retro, tactical, industrial, space-saving, high impact, speed emphasis, rugged clarity, headline focus, slanted, condensed, square serif, angular, high-impact.
A tightly condensed, right-slanted slab serif with heavy, nearly uniform strokes and crisp, squared terminals. The forms are built from angular cuts and flat-topped shapes, with prominent blocky serifs that read like wedges or tabs rather than delicate brackets. Curves are minimized and tightened into oblique ovals and squared-off bowls, creating a fast, forward rhythm and dense texture in words. Counters stay compact, and the overall silhouette emphasizes vertical thrust and mechanical consistency.
Best suited for headlines, titling, and short bursts of copy where impact and speed are desirable—such as sports branding, event posters, product packaging, and promotional graphics. It also works well for labels or UI callouts that need a condensed, high-contrast-by-shape presence without relying on delicate details.
The tone is energetic and forceful, with a sporty, poster-ready presence. Its slanted, condensed build suggests speed and momentum, while the squared slabs and hard edges add a utilitarian, no-nonsense feel that leans vintage-industrial rather than refined or literary.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum punch in limited horizontal space, combining a compressed italic structure with sturdy slab terminals for a rugged, attention-grabbing voice. Its consistent stroke weight and hard-edged geometry prioritize reproducible, sign-like clarity and a distinctive, high-energy word shape.
The numerals and capitals maintain the same compressed stance and strong terminal geometry, which keeps lines of text looking uniform and punchy. At larger sizes the sharp joins and slab terminals become a defining graphic motif; at smaller sizes the dense spacing and compact counters can make long passages feel intense.