Solid Retu 11 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, merchandise, playful, retro, chunky, cheeky, graphic, attention grab, retro display, silhouette focus, graphic impact, geometric, stencil-like, soft corners, bulbous, notched.
A dense, geometric display face built from heavy, rounded blocks and carved notches. Counters are largely collapsed, leaving silhouettes that read through outer contours, bite-shaped apertures, and occasional small cut-ins rather than open interior spaces. Curves are broad and circular, while terminals and joins frequently resolve into squared steps and flat facets, producing a cut-paper or punched-out feel. Spacing and widths feel intentionally irregular, with a strong, poster-like texture and a distinctive rhythm of chunky bowls, deep inktraps/notches, and simplified forms.
Best suited to large sizes where the carved notches and silhouette cues can be read clearly: posters, bold headlines, brand marks, packaging callouts, and merchandise graphics. It can also work for short, punchy phrases in editorial or event materials when a maximal, novelty display voice is desired.
The font projects a playful, slightly mischievous tone with strong retro flavor. Its bold silhouettes and quirky cutouts feel more like graphic shapes than conventional letterforms, giving text a toy-like, attention-grabbing presence that leans toward pop, carnival, and mid-century signage energy.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight and memorability through simplified, counterless forms and distinctive notched shaping. By prioritizing strong silhouettes and playful irregularity, it aims to function as a graphic motif as much as a text face, evoking retro display lettering and punch-cut signage aesthetics.
In continuous text, the collapsed counters and heavy mass quickly create a dark, unified color; the notches and exterior shaping do much of the legibility work. The alphabet shows consistent use of rounded geometry paired with abrupt, stepped cut-ins, and numerals follow the same silhouette-first approach, emphasizing impact over fine detail.