Solid Tebi 2 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, titles, playful, retro, geometric, punchy, quirky, attention-grabbing, decorative, branding, signage, retro flair, stencil-like, faceted, chunky, rounded, angular.
A heavy, geometric display face built from simplified, almost cut-out forms. Bowls and counters are largely collapsed into solid masses, with recognition coming from sharp notches, triangular bites, and occasional circular punctures rather than open interior space. Shapes alternate between hard wedges and smooth arcs, producing a rhythmic, modular feel; terminals tend to be blunt, and curves read as clean quarter- and half-circles. The lowercase maintains a compact, sturdy silhouette with minimal differentiation in stroke behavior, and figures follow the same solid, carved logic with emphatic, poster-like silhouettes.
Best suited for headlines, titles, posters, and logo wordmarks where its solid silhouettes and carved details can read clearly. It can also work well for packaging and event graphics that want a bold, playful presence, especially when used in short bursts rather than extended text.
The overall tone is playful and bold with a distinctly retro, signage-like attitude. Its faceted cuts and solid fills suggest a crafted, stencil or cut-paper sensibility that feels energetic and slightly mischievous rather than formal.
The design appears intended to maximize visual impact through solid, simplified letterforms while keeping characters recognizable via strategic cuts and geometric cues. It aims for a distinctive, decorative voice that stands out in display settings and branding applications.
Legibility is driven by distinctive negative cut-ins and contour cues, so it performs best when set with generous size and spacing. The strong black shapes create high impact in short words, while long passages can feel dense because interior openings are intentionally minimized.