Solid Idsy 10 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, craft branding, playful, handmade, rustic, quirky, retro, handmade effect, stamp look, vintage craft, attention grabbing, silhouette focus, chunky, blobby, roughened, uneven, soft-edged.
A chunky, soft-cornered display face with irregular, hand-cut contours and intentionally inconsistent stroke edges. Counters are largely collapsed, producing solid silhouettes and emphasizing mass over internal detail. The letterforms show a lively, uneven rhythm with slight wobble in verticals, varied terminal shapes, and occasional notches or flat spots that suggest stamped or carved construction. Overall spacing feels compact and the dark color builds quickly, especially in rounded forms like O and 8.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, titles, packaging callouts, stickers, and playful brand marks where texture and silhouette do the work. It can also support brief subheads or pull quotes, but the collapsed interiors make it most effective at larger sizes and with generous spacing.
The tone is playful and crafty, with a DIY imperfection that reads as friendly and a bit mischievous. Its solid shapes and roughened edges evoke vintage craft printing, handmade signage, and cut-paper aesthetics rather than polished contemporary branding.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, silhouette-driven look with a handmade, irregular finish—prioritizing character and texture over fine readability. By collapsing counters and roughening outlines, it aims to create a distinctive, stamp-like voice that stands out in display typography.
Round characters tend to become near-solid blobs, while straighter letters keep more angular, chiseled edges, creating a deliberate mix of smooth and jagged moments. The texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, giving long lines of text a strong, poster-like presence even at moderate sizes.