Solid Weha 7 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, signage, playful, retro, boisterous, cartoony, chunky, impact, novelty, retro feel, display clarity, playfulness, rounded, blocky, soft corners, stenciled counters, compact spacing.
A heavy, blocklike serif design with bulbous curves, squat proportions, and broad, flattened terminals. The letterforms show pronounced slab-serifs and notched joins, with many interior counters partially closed or reduced to wedge- and slot-shaped openings, creating a strong “solid” silhouette. Curves are generously rounded while corners are subtly softened, producing a sculpted, stamp-like feel. Spacing reads tight in text, and the overall rhythm is driven by large dark shapes, frequent inward notches, and simplified apertures that keep the texture dense and consistent.
Best suited to large-scale display settings where mass and personality are an asset: headlines, posters, brand marks, packaging fronts, and short, punchy signage. It can also work for playful event graphics or retro-themed titles, but the dense, collapsed counters make it less suitable for long passages or small text.
The tone is loud and good-humored, evoking vintage posters, circus or carnival signage, and playful display typography. Its chunky forms and filled-in openings give it a toy-like, slightly mischievous character that feels more illustrative than editorial.
The design appears intended to maximize visual weight and character through collapsed openings and exaggerated slab-serifs, producing a bold, print-forward texture that reads like a carved or stamped form. The consistent use of notches and softened geometry suggests a deliberate novelty display style aimed at high impact and a vintage, entertaining voice.
Distinctive cues include the reduced/occluded counters in letters like a, e, o, p, and g, plus energetic cut-ins at curves that resemble stencil bites or carved facets. Numerals follow the same simplified, highly solidified construction, prioritizing impact over fine differentiation at small sizes.