Solid Idte 7 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, event promo, grunge, industrial, distressed, playful, bold, attention, texture, grit, impact, stenciled, rugged, chunky, worn, torn.
A heavy, compact display design built from chunky, mostly geometric letterforms with flattened curves and simplified bowls. Many glyphs feature a distressed overlay of horizontal striping and chipped breaks, creating a worn, stenciled texture that varies across characters. Counters are frequently reduced or fully closed in places, and terminals tend to be blunt, with occasional wedge-like notches that add irregularity. Overall spacing and proportions feel steady, while the surface treatment introduces an intentionally inconsistent rhythm.
Best suited to short, bold applications such as posters, headlines, album/cover art, packaging callouts, and event promotion where texture is desirable. It can work for punchy subheads or large-scale typographic graphics, but is less appropriate for extended reading due to the heavy fill and distressed interruptions.
The font projects a rugged, hand-worn attitude—somewhere between stamped signage and torn poster lettering. Its rough striping and broken edges give it an energetic, gritty voice that reads as informal and attention-seeking rather than refined.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a deliberately worn, stamped look—combining solid, simplified shapes with a roughened surface to suggest age, friction, or industrial printing artifacts.
The distressed pattern is strong enough to become a primary visual feature, so the design reads best when the texture can be seen clearly. At smaller sizes or on low-contrast backgrounds, the striping and collapsed interiors may reduce character distinction in dense text.