Solid Anda 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, horror, album covers, party flyers, quirky, playful, chaotic, punky, hand-cut, expressiveness, shock value, theatricality, handmade feel, angular, spiky, chunky, jagged, inked.
A highly irregular, heavy display face with jagged, hand-cut contours and sharp wedge-like terminals. Strokes swing between thick, blunt masses and thin, blade-like slivers, creating a choppy rhythm and frequent asymmetry. Counters are often reduced to small slits or appear partially collapsed, while bowls and curves stay chunky and uneven. Letter widths vary noticeably, with abrupt joins and broken-looking curves that read like carved shapes rather than smooth outlines.
Best suited to display settings where strong silhouette and expressive irregularity are assets—posters, headlines, event graphics, album/mixtape artwork, and themed packaging. It works particularly well for playful-spooky or gritty entertainment branding, but is less appropriate for long-form reading or small sizes where the tight interiors can fill in.
The overall tone is unruly and mischievous, with a cut-paper/brush-slashed energy that feels intentionally rough and expressive. It suggests comic menace and offbeat humor more than refinement, leaning into unpredictability and attitude.
The design appears aimed at delivering a bold, characterful texture through deliberate distortion, uneven stroke edges, and compact counters. It prioritizes impact and personality over neutrality, mimicking a hand-cut or aggressively brushed aesthetic for attention-grabbing titles.
Distinctive silhouette variation is a core feature: many glyphs rely on exaggerated notches, sudden flares, and off-center apertures for character. The texture is dense and dark in text, and the irregular spacing and interior closures make it most effective when used for short, impactful lines.