Solid Hivu 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, merchandise, playful, handmade, messy, bold, energetic, brush lettering, diy texture, expressive display, impact, brushy, blobby, chunky, organic, cartoonish.
A heavy, brush-like display face with compact, blobbed forms and noticeably uneven contours. Strokes look pressure-painted: terminals are rounded and swollen, edges are ragged in places, and curves wobble slightly, giving an intentionally imperfect silhouette. Counters are largely collapsed or filled, so many letters read as solid shapes with occasional small pinholes, prioritizing mass and impact over internal detail. Overall spacing and letter widths vary, producing a loose rhythm that feels hand-drawn rather than engineered.
Works best for short, high-impact text such as posters, splashy headlines, packaging callouts, and branded graphics where a hand-painted feel is desirable. It can add character to labels, stickers, merchandise, and social media graphics, especially when set large with ample breathing room.
The font conveys an informal, cheeky tone with a lively, street-level energy. Its painted, irregular texture suggests spontaneity and a DIY sensibility, leaning more toward fun and expressive than refined or technical.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, confident brush lettering translated into chunky, ink-heavy shapes, emphasizing attitude and texture over precision. Collapsed counters and variable widths reinforce a bold, punchy mark-making style suited to expressive display typography.
The strong slant and thick joins create a forward motion, while the simplified interiors keep the texture dense in paragraphs. At smaller sizes the solid forms can merge visually, so it reads best when given generous size and contrast against the background.