Solid Tybu 2 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, game ui, industrial, retro, tactical, game-like, stenciled, impact, ruggedness, novelty, compactness, display drama, blocky, angular, chamfered, modular, monolithic.
A heavy, block-built display face with squared proportions and frequent chamfered corners that carve the silhouettes into faceted, mechanical forms. Counters are largely collapsed, so most letters read as solid masses with meaning carried by outer shape, not interior space. Small triangular notches and occasional step-like cut-ins appear at joins and terminals, creating a rhythmic, constructed look that stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and figures. The overall texture is dense and dark, with compact spacing and assertive, straight-edged geometry.
Best suited for high-impact headlines, poster titles, and logo-style wordmarks where a compact, high-density texture is an advantage. It can also work for packaging callouts, badges, or game/interface titling that benefits from rugged, constructed shapes. Avoid long passages or small sizes where the collapsed counters and tight internal detailing can reduce clarity.
The font projects a tough, industrial tone with a retro-tech edge—more utilitarian than friendly. Its solid, stencil-like interruptions and faceted corners suggest machinery, labeling, and arcade or game UI aesthetics rather than editorial refinement.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual mass and a distinctive, manufactured silhouette, using chamfers and notch cuts to add character without relying on open counters. It prioritizes punchy display presence and an engineered, label-like aesthetic over conventional readability.
Legibility relies on distinctive silhouettes, so the design reads best at larger sizes where the chamfers and notches separate letterforms cleanly. The lowercase largely mirrors the uppercase’s block logic, reinforcing a uniform, poster-driven voice rather than a traditional text hierarchy.