Solid Bojo 13 is a light, normal width, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, editorial, branding, album art, playful, avant-garde, quirky, stylish, dynamic, expressiveness, experimentation, attention-grab, signature style, editorial flair, hairline, calligraphic, asymmetric, organic, slash terminals.
A highly stylized italic display face built from hairline strokes paired with sudden, ink-like masses that frequently collapse counters into solid shapes. Letterforms lean strongly forward with a loose, improvisational geometry: diagonals dominate, curves are taut and elliptical, and joins often feel cut or spliced rather than smoothly bridged. The rhythm alternates between airy, near-monoline outlines and heavy, rounded blobs, creating an intentionally uneven texture across words. Terminals are often sharp or slanted, and several characters use offset strokes that read like quick pen flicks or blade-like cuts.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing settings such as headlines, posters, editorial display, and brand marks where expressive texture is the goal. It can work well for fashion, art, music, and event materials, especially at larger sizes where the alternation between line and mass reads as a deliberate graphic device.
The overall tone is experimental and mischievous, mixing elegance from the thin, calligraphic lines with a surreal, almost cartoonish punch from the filled-in forms. It feels fashion-forward and arty, with a handmade spontaneity that suggests motion and attitude rather than neutrality or restraint.
The design appears intended to disrupt conventional italic typography by blending delicate hairline construction with abrupt solid fill, producing a variable, irregular word image. Rather than optimizing for uniform readability, it prioritizes surprise, contrast in texture, and a distinctive signature look for display use.
Because many counters and apertures collapse into solid forms, color and legibility fluctuate dramatically depending on which letters appear. Numerals and capitals follow the same logic—some remain skeletal while others become bold, rounded silhouettes—so setting can look intentionally jittery and collage-like. Spacing appears relatively open around the hairline glyphs, while the heavier shapes create localized density spikes.