Solid Ryba 9 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, logos, headlines, packaging, album covers, playful, futuristic, retro, punchy, graphic, silhouette impact, novel display, retro futurism, modular system, geometric, modular, stencil-like, blocky, angular.
A heavy, geometric display face built from simplified blocks, circular segments, and sharp triangular cuts. Letterforms rely on flat-sided bowls, clipped corners, and occasional notches that collapse traditional counters, creating dense silhouettes and a strong poster-like rhythm. Curves appear as near-perfect arcs, while diagonals and wedges are used for joinery and internal carving, giving the set a modular, constructed feel. Spacing and widths vary noticeably across glyphs, reinforcing an irregular, headline-oriented texture rather than continuous reading flow.
Best suited for large-scale display applications such as posters, titles, brand marks, packaging callouts, and album or event graphics where its carved silhouettes can read clearly. It can also work for short interface labels or game/arcade-inspired treatments when used sparingly and with generous sizing.
The tone is bold and attention-seeking, with a playful, gadgety character that reads as retro-futurist and game-like. Its solid shapes and quirky cut-ins give it a toy-block energy—confident, loud, and slightly mischievous—suited to designs that want to feel graphic and unconventional.
The design appears intended to turn the alphabet into a set of bold, icon-like shapes, prioritizing silhouette impact and stylistic cohesion over conventional counterforms. The repeated use of arcs, wedges, and notches suggests a deliberate modular system aimed at creating a distinctive novelty voice for branding and display typography.
Several characters use wedge-shaped apertures and filled-in interiors that reduce legibility at smaller sizes, while large-size rendering emphasizes the distinctive silhouettes. Numerals follow the same carved, solid construction, and punctuation retains the blocky, cut-out motif.