Solid Sopo 13 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, album covers, playful, retro, futuristic, chunky, graphic, display impact, silhouette focus, geometric play, retro styling, geometric, stencil-like, cutout, modular, rounded.
A heavy, geometric display design built from bold solid shapes with carved wedge cut-ins and occasional triangular terminals. Curves are broad and circular, while straight strokes feel blocky and modular, creating a consistent silhouette-driven rhythm rather than traditional counters. Many letters adopt closed or minimized interior spaces, and several forms show deliberate notches or bites that act as the main distinguishing features. The x-height reads tall, with compact ascenders/descenders and overall tight, poster-like proportions.
Best suited for large-scale headlines, posters, and branding where its chunky silhouettes and cutout details can be appreciated. It works well for logotypes, packaging, and entertainment or music graphics that benefit from a strong, stylized voice. For longer text or small sizes, it’s more effective as an accent than a primary reading face.
The overall tone is playful and attention-grabbing, with a strong retro-futurist flavor. Its cutout geometry and simplified interiors give it a toy-like, emblematic feel that reads more as shapes than conventional text, adding a sense of bold experimentation and graphic punch.
The design appears intended to translate letterforms into bold, modular symbols—prioritizing striking silhouettes, reduced interior detail, and rhythmic geometric cutouts. The consistent use of circular masses and angular bites suggests a deliberate novelty display concept meant to stand out in graphic, high-impact contexts.
Legibility is highly dependent on size and spacing: the collapsed counters and notched joins can merge in smaller settings, while at display sizes the distinctive cut-ins become the key personality trait. Numerals and punctuation follow the same solid, silhouette-first approach, reinforcing a cohesive, icon-like system.