Solid Yaba 13 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, industrial, retro, mechanical, playful, experimental, graphic impact, stencil effect, pattern texture, brand distinctiveness, stencil cuts, ink-trap feel, chunky, sculptural, modular.
A heavy, geometric display face built from broad, rounded forms that are interrupted by consistent vertical slice cutouts. Many counters are partially or fully closed, turning letters into compact silhouettes with narrow internal slits and notches that read like stencil bridges or exaggerated ink-trap cavities. Curves are generously round while joins and terminals stay blunt and blocky, producing a sculpted, poster-like texture. The rhythm alternates between dense black masses and thin negative seams, creating a strong stripe motif across words.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headline typography, logo marks, packaging titles, and attention-grabbing signage. It works especially well when the design can lean into the striped negative-space pattern and ample letterspacing.
The overall tone feels industrial and retro-futurist, like signage cut from sheet material or stamped lettering. Its bold silhouettes and deliberate interruptions give it a playful, experimental personality while still reading as engineered and systematic.
The design appears intended to turn familiar letterforms into bold, solid icons by minimizing counters and adding systematic vertical cutlines. This creates a distinctive texture and a strong, branded look that prioritizes graphic impact over conventional readability in long passages.
The repeated vertical interruptions become a dominant pattern at text sizes, where lines of copy form a strong striped texture. Because many interior spaces are collapsed, character recognition relies heavily on outer silhouettes and the placement of the cutouts.