Solid Kosu 8 is a very bold, very wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, branding, packaging, children's media, playful, quirky, chunky, cartoonish, retro, attention grabbing, playful display, handcut feel, retro cartoon, wobbly, rounded, blobby, bouncy, tapered.
A heavy, soft-edged display face built from chunky, rounded forms with subtly uneven contours. Strokes feel pressure-shaped, with occasional wedge-like terminals and small notches that create a hand-cut, slightly warped silhouette. Counters are minimal and often collapse into tiny openings, and the overall rhythm is intentionally irregular, giving letters a wobbling, cutout look. Lowercase shows a tall x-height and simplified shapes, while numerals and capitals keep the same dense, compact interior spaces and broad, blocky massing.
Best suited to short, punchy settings where strong silhouettes and personality matter—headlines, posters, logos, packaging callouts, and playful branding. It can also work for event graphics or children’s/entertainment-oriented materials, while extended reading or small UI text is likely to feel dense and busy.
The font reads humorous and energetic, with a playful, cartoon title-card attitude. Its uneven geometry and dense blackness add a mischievous, slightly off-kilter personality that feels informal and attention-seeking rather than refined.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact with a friendly, handmade irregularity—like bold cut-paper lettering translated into a consistent type system. The collapsed counters and wobbly contours emphasize novelty and immediacy, prioritizing character and silhouette over fine detail.
The texture becomes quite dark in text because internal apertures are small, so word shapes rely heavily on outer silhouettes. The irregular widths and bouncy baseline-like feel add charm but reduce precision, making spacing and legibility more sensitive at smaller sizes.