Solid Poba 13 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font visually similar to 'Mr Dum Dum' by Hipopotam Studio and 'Galpon Pro' by RodrigoTypo (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, stickers, playful, chunky, hand-cut, quirky, cartoonish, maximum impact, handmade look, graphic stamp, playful novelty, blobby, asymmetric, jagged, soft-edged, irregular.
This font is built from heavy, solid silhouettes with no internal counters, producing a strong, poster-like mass. Letterforms mix rounded bowls with abrupt, chiseled notches and cut-in angles, creating an intentionally uneven outline rhythm. Strokes appear fused into single shapes with minimal articulation at joins, while terminals shift between softly rounded ends and sharp, clipped corners. Overall spacing feels tight and the texture reads dense and black, with a lively, slightly wobbly consistency across the set.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, covers, logos, packaging callouts, and sticker-style graphics where the solid shapes can read as bold marks. It can also work for playful event branding or product labels, especially when paired with simpler supporting type for body copy.
The tone is playful and offbeat, like hand-cut paper or chunky stamped lettering. Its irregular cuts and collapsed interiors give it a mischievous, graphic feel that leans toward cartoons, games, and DIY craft aesthetics. The dense silhouettes communicate impact first, with character coming from the quirky edge details rather than conventional letter construction.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with a deliberately irregular, handmade edge, while simplifying interiors into solid forms for a bold, graphic stamp effect. The notched contours and mixed rounded/angular construction suggest an emphasis on personality and novelty over traditional readability.
Because counters are filled, legibility drops quickly at smaller sizes and in long passages; the forms work best when given room to breathe. The outline variation and notches create distinctive word shapes, but they also make similar letters rely heavily on context, especially in all-caps settings.