Solid Tyla 7 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, sports graphics, industrial, brutalist, game-like, rugged, stencil-like, impact, display, industrial flavor, retro-tech, angular, chamfered, blocky, geometric, notched.
A heavy, block-constructed display face built from squared forms with frequent chamfered corners and small, deliberate notches. Curves are largely replaced by clipped diagonals, creating octagonal outer silhouettes and a hard, machined rhythm. Many counters are reduced or fully closed, producing compact, solid interiors and strong mass in letters like O, P, R, and a. The lowercase follows the same modular logic and reads more like a scaled companion to the caps than a traditional text cut, with simplified bowls and minimal apertures. Figures are similarly squared and robust, with clear differentiation driven by corner cuts and stepped joins rather than round geometry.
Best suited for high-impact headlines, posters, branding marks, and packaging where dense, angular letterforms can carry the visual theme. It also works well for game titles, event graphics, and punchy labels that benefit from a rugged, industrial display texture.
The overall tone is tough and utilitarian, with a retro-digital, arcade/industrial feel. Its dense silhouettes and faceted corners suggest machinery, caution signage, and game UI typography, giving it an assertive, no-nonsense voice.
The font appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight and a distinctive, faceted silhouette, using chamfers and notches to differentiate characters even when internal openings are minimized. The design prioritizes graphic presence and a modular, machined aesthetic over conventional text readability.
Spacing and rhythm emphasize chunky shapes and short internal separations, so legibility relies on the distinctive corner cuts and notches rather than open counters. The design feels most comfortable at larger sizes where the small incisions and stepped details remain visible.