Solid Boku 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album art, zines, event promo, headlines, handmade, quirky, grunge, playful, edgy, hand-drawn look, textural impact, expressive display, anti-polish, distressed, scratchy, inked, uneven, organic.
A condensed, irregular display face with mixed stroke construction: some letters are rendered as dense, solid silhouettes while others appear as thin, sketchy outlines with multiple overdrawn lines. Counters frequently collapse or become partially filled, producing a cutout/ink-blot effect in rounded forms. Strokes show visible jitter, tapering, and rough terminals, with inconsistent contour smoothness that reads as intentionally handmade. Overall rhythm is uneven and lively, with narrow proportions and a high-contrast feel created by the alternating solid masses and wiry linework.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, flyers, event promotions, and editorial or zine-style headlines where texture and personality are desired. It can add a distinctive voice to packaging accents or album/cover art, but is less appropriate for long passages where consistent readability is critical.
The font conveys a scrappy, experimental tone—part doodle, part stencil-like blob—combining playfulness with a slightly unsettling, gritty edge. Its irregularity suggests spontaneity and energy, making the text feel expressive rather than polished or corporate.
The design appears intended to mimic hand-drawn lettering with intentional roughness and inconsistency, blending sketch-like outlines with heavy inked shapes to create a bold, unconventional texture. The collapsed counters and irregular contours prioritize expressive character over uniform typographic regularity.
Legibility varies by glyph due to the alternating solid and outlined treatments, especially in rounded letters where counters can disappear. The texture becomes more apparent at larger sizes, while at smaller sizes the sketch lines and filled forms may visually merge or break apart depending on reproduction.