Solid Reno 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, sports branding, industrial, retro, techno, stencil-like, assertive, maximum impact, stenciled texture, brand punch, headline clarity, blocky, rounded corners, compact counters, ink-trap cuts, heavy terminals.
A chunky, geometric display face built from broad rectangular strokes and softened, rounded corners. The forms are tightly packed with counters that are small, often reduced to slits or notches, creating a dense silhouette and a strong, poster-like color on the page. Many letters show deliberate internal cuts and step-like notches—especially in E, S, and numerals—adding a quasi-stencil rhythm and preventing joins from fully closing. Overall spacing and widths vary by glyph, but the construction stays consistent: flat tops and bases, squared shoulders, and simplified diagonals that read as carved blocks.
Best suited for large-scale display applications where its dense silhouettes and notch details can be appreciated—posters, titles, brand marks, packaging, and impactful signage. It can also work for short UI labels or badges when used sparingly and with generous size and spacing.
The font projects a tough, utilitarian energy with a retro-futuristic, arcade/techno edge. Its heavy mass and clipped apertures feel mechanical and engineered, giving headlines a confident, no-nonsense voice with a hint of playful novelty.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through solid, simplified letterforms, while using strategic internal cuts to add character and maintain readability in extremely heavy shapes. It aims for a bold, engineered look that stands out immediately in branding and promotional typography.
At smaller sizes the collapsed apertures and slit-like counters can reduce character differentiation, while at large sizes the internal cuts become a distinctive texture. The numerals match the same blocked construction, with 0 and 8 appearing especially compact and monolithic.