Solid Ussy 2 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, logos, kids media, quirky, playful, retro, handmade, cartoonish, attention grabbing, retro display, handcrafted feel, themed titles, quirky branding, chunky, blobby, inked, soft-cornered, irregular.
A heavy, display-oriented Latin with chunky silhouettes and noticeably irregular, hand-cut contours. Strokes alternate between broad slabs and thin, pinched joins, creating a lively high-contrast rhythm despite the overall dark color. Counters are frequently reduced or partially collapsed into solid masses, while terminals tend to be softly squared or bulbous rather than sharp. Proportions vary by glyph, with slightly uneven widths and occasional exaggerated bowls, giving the set an intentionally unpolished, cut-paper feel.
Best suited for short display settings such as posters, headlines, stickers, packaging, and logo wordmarks where its irregular silhouettes can be appreciated. It can also work for playful children’s materials, event graphics, or themed titles that benefit from a bold, handcrafted look, but is less appropriate for long passages or small UI text due to its dense counters.
The font reads as playful and mischievous, with a retro novelty energy that feels closer to signage, cartoons, and craft lettering than to formal typography. Its dense black shapes and eccentric details create a bold, attention-grabbing tone that can feel humorous or spooky depending on context.
The design appears intended to deliver a maximal, ink-heavy presence with deliberately imperfect contours, prioritizing character and impact over neutral readability. Its solidified interiors and variable shapes suggest a novelty display face aimed at memorable titles and branding with a handcrafted, retro flavor.
In text, the collapsed interiors and strong black fill make it most comfortable at larger sizes, where the quirky shapes and subtle notches remain distinct. Round letters like O/Q and numerals such as 8/9 become prominent dark blobs, and punctuation/dots appear compact and sturdy, reinforcing the solid, poster-like color.