Slab Contrasted Lyba 7 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, branding, industrial, robust, vintage, mechanical, confident, impact, legibility, vintage tone, industrial voice, print texture, bracketed serifs, sturdy, blocky, inky, typewriter-like.
A heavy, slab-serif design with pronounced, mostly rectangular serifs and subtle bracketing where strokes meet. Stems are thick and steady, with a slightly softened, ink-trap-like feel in corners and joins that keeps the texture from becoming overly rigid. Counters are compact and rounds (O, C, G) are generous but firmly controlled, producing a dark, even typographic color. Lowercase forms are straightforward and workmanlike, with short-to-moderate ascenders and descenders and a clear, readable rhythm in text.
Best suited to headlines, titles, posters, and packaging where strong presence and high contrast against the page are desirable. It also fits signage and brand marks that benefit from an industrial, vintage-inflected slab-serif voice, and can work for short text blocks when ample size and spacing are available.
The overall tone is utilitarian and assertive, evoking printed ephemera, machinery labels, and editorial headlines with a vintage, no-nonsense attitude. Its weight and slab construction give it a grounded, authoritative voice that feels practical rather than refined.
The design appears intended to deliver a tough, print-forward slab-serif with a slightly softened, inked character—prioritizing impact, legibility, and a confident industrial mood across both uppercase and lowercase.
In the sample text, the dense strokes and strong slabs create a prominent horizontal emphasis, helping lines feel anchored and stable. The punctuation and numerals appear designed to match the same robust, blocky logic, supporting clear emphasis in display and short text settings.