Solid Umla 10 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, stickers, rowdy, hand-cut, cartoonish, punky, playful, grab attention, add character, diy look, comic display, rough texture, chunky, angular, faceted, wedge-cut, irregular.
A chunky, faceted display face built from heavy, solid silhouettes with many corners and flat planes. Strokes behave like cut paper or chipped blocks: curves are reduced to angled segments, terminals often end in blunt wedges, and counters are frequently tightened or collapsed into minimal notches. Proportions are intentionally inconsistent from glyph to glyph, with slight tilts and uneven widths that create a jittery rhythm across words. The overall texture is dense and dark, with simplified interior detail and an emphasis on bold outer contours.
Best suited for short, high-impact display settings such as posters, headlines, cover art, packaging, or logo wordmarks where its jagged silhouettes can carry personality. It can also work for playful labels and promotional graphics, especially when set large with generous spacing to keep the dense shapes from clumping.
The font reads as mischievous and unruly, with a DIY, hand-made energy that feels closer to a comic title or a punk flyer than to conventional signage. Its jagged geometry and wobbling rhythm give it a playful menace—humorous, loud, and attention-seeking rather than refined.
The design appears intended to mimic hand-cut, blocky letterforms with a deliberately irregular rhythm and simplified interior detail, prioritizing bold presence and character over typographic neutrality. Its faceted construction suggests a desire for a tactile, DIY look that stays striking in solid fills.
In the text sample, the irregular widths and faceted edges create a lively, bouncing word shape, but the heavy massing and reduced counters make small sizes and long passages feel visually packed. The strongest character comes through at larger sizes where the angular cuts and quirky silhouettes are clearly legible.