Solid Esbi 9 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, stickers, playful, chunky, cartoony, bubbly, quirky, attention, humor, friendliness, informality, impact, rounded, blobby, soft, irregular, compact.
A heavy, compact display face built from swollen, rounded strokes with subtly uneven contours. Letterforms feel hand-shaped rather than geometric, with pinched joins, bulbous terminals, and irregular interior negative spaces that often collapse into small teardrop counters. The silhouette is consistently thick and soft-edged, creating a dense texture in words while maintaining recognizable forms across the alphabet and numerals.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, toy and confectionery branding, and playful social graphics. It also works well for badges, stickers, and event promo copy where a bold, humorous voice is desired.
The overall tone is playful and mischievous, with a friendly cartoon energy and a slightly goofy, improvised charm. Its bouncy rhythm and blobby shapes evoke snack-pack packaging, kids’ media, and humorous signage rather than formal or editorial typography.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with a soft, hand-molded character—prioritizing personality and punch over fine detail. Its irregular, rounded construction suggests a novelty display font aimed at fun, informal messaging.
Counters are generally small and sometimes nearly closed, so clarity drops quickly as sizes get smaller or when tracking is tight. The font reads best with generous point size and some extra letterspacing to keep the dense shapes from clumping together in longer lines.