Solid Poba 2 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, merchandise, chunky, playful, retro, cartoonish, rowdy, impact, novelty, poster punch, branding, graphic texture, faceted, chiseled, rounded, blocky, all-caps feel.
A heavy, compact display face built from chunky silhouettes with collapsed counters and minimal internal detail. Letterforms combine broad rounded masses with abrupt, faceted cut-ins—small triangular nicks and notches that create a chiseled, irregular edge rhythm. The overall geometry leans toward simplified, almost stencil-like solids, with tight apertures (often fully closed) and short, blunt terminals. Curves are thick and bulbous, while straights are broken up by angled bites, producing a lively, slightly roughened texture across words.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, logos, packaging marks, and merchandise graphics where a dense, inky silhouette is an advantage. It performs especially well when set with generous tracking or at larger sizes that let the distinctive notches and shapes separate cleanly.
The tone is bold and boisterous, with a cartoon-forward, poster-ready energy. Its irregular notches add a mischievous, handmade feel that reads as playful rather than formal, evoking retro sign painting, comic title lettering, and novelty display typography.
This design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with a playful, irregular voice, prioritizing bold silhouettes and a distinctive cut-out rhythm over internal letter detail. The collapsed counters and faceted bites suggest a deliberate move toward a solid, stamp-like display look that holds up as a graphic shape in branding and title settings.
Because many counters are filled or nearly closed, character recognition depends strongly on the outer silhouette; spacing and size will noticeably affect clarity. The numeral set follows the same solid, notched construction, keeping a consistent blocky presence alongside the letters.