Solid Esdi 6 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Passiflora' by Compañía Tipográfica de Chile; 'Bourton', 'Bourton Hand', and 'Burford Rustic' by Kimmy Design; 'MVB Diazo' by MVB; and 'HARBER' by bb-bureau (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, kids branding, packaging, stickers, playful, goofy, cartoon, chunky, bubbly, attention, humor, novelty, impact, branding, rounded, blobby, soft corners, hand-drawn, quirky.
This typeface uses extremely heavy, rounded forms with soft, blobby contours and a slightly uneven, hand-cut rhythm. Strokes behave more like poured shapes than drawn lines, with frequent bulges, pinches, and asymmetric terminals. Many counters are reduced or fully closed, producing a solid silhouette-first look that relies on outer shapes for recognition. Proportions are compact and tight, with short joins, simplified construction in complex letters, and numerals that read as chunky, molded forms rather than crisp typographic figures.
Best suited for short display text where the silhouette can do the work: posters, titles, packaging, and playful branding. It can also work for logos or badges that benefit from a chunky, solid mark, while longer passages or small UI text are likely to feel crowded due to the filled-in interiors.
The overall tone is humorous and deliberately clumsy in a charming way, leaning into a cartoon sensibility. Its closed interiors and inflated shapes feel bold, loud, and friendly, with a mischievous novelty energy suited to attention-grabbing headlines.
The design appears intended to prioritize impact and personality over typographic neutrality, using exaggerated weight, rounded shapes, and irregular detailing to create a bold novelty voice. The collapsed counters suggest an aim for strong, stamp-like solidity and a distinctive, graphic presence.
At smaller sizes the collapsed counters and heavy joins can reduce letter differentiation, especially in rounded characters and similar shapes. In display settings the irregular edges and lumpy geometry become a defining feature, giving words a distinctive, poster-like block presence.