Solid Tyhy 12 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, game ui, album art, brutalist, industrial, arcade, techno, posterish, impact, retro-tech, branding, display, stylization, blocky, angular, notched, compact, monolithic.
A heavy, monolithic display face built from squared-off forms with sharply cut notches and occasional chamfered corners. Curves are largely suppressed in favor of rectilinear geometry, and many counters are reduced to slits or closed shapes, producing a dense silhouette. Stroke endings are abrupt and mechanical, with a consistent “carved” logic that creates distinctive internal bites and stepped joints. Spacing and letterfit appear intentionally tight and compact, emphasizing a solid, tile-like rhythm across words.
Best suited for high-impact headlines, posters, covers, and logo wordmarks where its carved block shapes can be appreciated. It also fits game titles, UI labels, and retro-tech graphics that benefit from a compact, pixel-adjacent texture. Avoid long body text or small sizes where the collapsed interiors and tight fitting can reduce clarity.
The overall tone feels assertive and mechanical, with a distinctly digital and arcade-like edge. Its block-carved details suggest rugged, constructed materials and a slightly dystopian, industrial attitude. The dense black massing makes it feel loud and attention-grabbing, with a playful retro-tech flavor when used in headlines.
The design appears intended as an extreme, attention-focused display face that prioritizes bold silhouette and a consistent notched construction over traditional readability. Its geometry suggests a deliberate fusion of modular, digital-era forms with a rugged, cut-out aesthetic for striking graphic applications.
Legibility relies heavily on outer silhouettes and repeated notch motifs rather than open counters, so the design reads best at larger sizes and with generous line spacing. The uppercase has a strong, emblematic presence, while the lowercase maintains the same angular language, reinforcing a uniform, modular texture in running words.