Solid Ushy 10 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album art, packaging, kids branding, playful, handmade, quirky, spooky, cartoony, expressiveness, attention-grab, handmade feel, characterful display, brushy, blobby, chunky, wobbly, organic.
A heavy, brush-driven display face with irregular, ink-like contours and a noticeably lively baseline rhythm. Forms are rounded and swollen in places, with tapered terminals and occasional pointed flicks that suggest quick, gestural strokes. Counters are frequently reduced or partially closed, creating compact interior spaces and a high-ink, silhouette-first look. Letter widths vary significantly and several glyphs lean and twist slightly, reinforcing an improvised, hand-rendered texture.
Best used large for posters, headlines, titles, and short bursts of text where its irregular silhouettes can be appreciated. It fits entertainment contexts such as game titles, Halloween or party promotions, album/mixtape artwork, and expressive packaging. It can also work for kid-focused or cartoon branding when you want a messy, handmade edge rather than a clean marker style.
The overall tone is mischievous and informal, mixing friendly cartoon energy with a slightly eerie, drippy feel. Its uneven stroke behavior and collapsed interiors read as expressive and rebellious rather than polished or formal. The result feels suited to playful theatrics—equal parts goofy and creepy.
This font appears designed to capture the spontaneity of a bold brush or marker, emphasizing personality over uniformity. By compressing counters and exaggerating outer contours, it aims to deliver instant visual punch and a quirky, illustrative voice in display settings.
In running text, the dense silhouettes create strong spot color and high impact, but small sizes can lose internal detail where openings pinch down. The design relies on distinctive outer shapes more than counter clarity, and the idiosyncratic glyph-to-glyph rhythm is a defining part of its character.