Solid Detu 3 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, titles, playful, retro, quirky, cartoonish, punchy, visual impact, novelty display, silhouette-driven, counter reduction, rounded, stubby, soft corners, monoline, ink-trap hints.
A compact, heavy sans with mostly monoline strokes and softened corners. Many characters show partially collapsed counters and slit-like apertures, creating strong silhouettes where interior space is minimized or pinched. Curves tend toward oval bowls, while joins and terminals alternate between blunt cuts and small wedge-like notches, giving the shapes a slightly irregular, hand-tuned rhythm. Spacing reads tight and the letterforms lean on simplified geometry, with a mix of rounded forms and angular diagonals that stay visually chunky at display sizes.
Best suited for short display settings such as posters, headlines, title cards, logos, and packaging where its solid shapes and quirky apertures can read clearly. It works well when you want a compact, high-impact wordmark or a graphic typographic accent, especially at medium-to-large sizes.
The overall tone is playful and attention-grabbing, with a retro-pop sensibility. The filled-in interiors and pinched openings add a mischievous, novelty feel that can read as cartoon signage or stylized stencil/inked lettering. It projects bold confidence more than neutrality, making even simple words feel graphic and characterful.
The design appears intended to maximize visual punch through dense, simplified letterforms and deliberately reduced interior space. By collapsing counters and tightening apertures, it creates a distinctive, stamp-like texture that prioritizes silhouette recognition and personality for display typography.
Counters in letters such as O/Q and some lowercases are heavily reduced, so legibility drops quickly as size decreases, while the distinctive silhouettes become a strength at larger sizes. The numerals and capitals look particularly poster-oriented, with a consistent weight that favors impact over text readability.