Solid Gume 12 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, event promo, playful, retro, quirky, cartoon, chunky, attention grabbing, graphic impact, distinctiveness, brand voice, display text, geometric, cutout, rounded, stencil-like, tapered.
A heavy, display-oriented face built from broad, geometric masses and frequent cutaway notches that carve into otherwise solid forms. Many letters reduce counters to small slits or eliminate them entirely, creating a strong silhouette-first rhythm. Curves are smooth and round, while terminals often end in blunt flats or tapered, wedge-like points; several glyphs mix circular bowls with sharp triangular incursions. The overall construction feels intentionally irregular, with varied internal shapes and occasional asymmetry that keeps the texture lively across lines of text.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headline locks, logotypes, packaging titles, and event or entertainment promotion. It can work as a graphic accent in editorial layouts when used sparingly and at generous sizes, where its cutout details remain clear.
The font projects a playful, retro-novelty tone—bold, mischievous, and slightly toy-like. Its exaggerated solidity and quirky cutouts give it a poster-friendly energy that reads as fun and attention-seeking rather than formal or editorial.
The design appears intended to prioritize bold graphic presence and a recognizable, novelty silhouette over conventional readability. By combining rounded geometric bowls with deliberate cutouts and occasional wedge terminals, it aims to create a distinctive, characterful voice for display typography.
Because many counters are minimized or closed, legibility depends heavily on size and context; it holds up best when the distinctive silhouettes have room to read. The distinctive triangular and wedge cutouts create a strong repeating motif that becomes part of the patterning in longer lines.