Solid Tyhy 9 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, industrial, retro, techno, assertive, mechanical, impact, geometric novelty, industrial voice, display emphasis, angular, faceted, chamfered, blocky, stencil-like.
A heavy, geometric display face built from chunky polygonal forms with frequent chamfered corners and occasional notch cuts. Curves are largely replaced by octagonal and faceted silhouettes, giving bowls and counters a collapsed, solid feel in many letters. Strokes maintain a consistent, monolinear mass, while glyph widths vary noticeably, creating a punchy, uneven rhythm. Terminals are blunt and squared, and joins are sharp, with a constructed, cut-from-plate look across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for large-scale applications where the distinctive silhouettes can be read quickly: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, and bold signage. It can also work for short UI labels or game/tech titles when used with generous size and spacing, while longer passages will be more effective as brief, high-impact statements.
The overall tone is tough and mechanical, evoking industrial labeling, arcade-era graphics, and engineered signage. Its faceted geometry reads as bold, synthetic, and attention-seeking, with a slightly playful novelty edge from the irregular cuts and simplified interior spaces.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight and a distinctive, cut-geometry identity by replacing traditional curves with faceted shapes and simplifying counters. Its constructed notches and chamfers suggest an aim toward an engineered, industrial aesthetic that remains consistent across the character set.
Because internal openings are frequently minimized or closed, letterforms rely on outer silhouettes and distinctive notches for differentiation, which increases visual impact but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes. The sample text shows strong word-shape contrast and a consistent angular motif that stays coherent across mixed case and numerals.