Solid Guli 2 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, album covers, playful, chunky, retro, toylike, quirky, high impact, graphic texture, retro display, silhouette-first, playful branding, rounded, geometric, soft corners, stencil-like, ink-trap feel.
A heavy, rounded display face built from simplified geometric forms where many counters are intentionally collapsed into solid masses. Curves read as near-circular bowls and dots, while joins and terminals show squared-off cuts that create a stencil-like rhythm and occasional notch/ink-trap behavior. Proportions feel expansive and poster-oriented, with broad bowls, short-to-moderate extenders, and a compact internal detailing that favors silhouette over interior clarity. The numerals and punctuation follow the same solid, cut-out construction, producing consistent dark texture across lines.
Best suited to display applications where strong silhouette and graphic texture are desired—posters, editorial headlines, branding marks, packaging, and short punchy phrases. It also works well for youth-oriented or retro-themed campaigns and for single-word treatments where the solid construction can be appreciated at scale.
The overall tone is bold and whimsical, leaning toward retro signage and playful branding. Its solid shapes and punched cuts give it a toy-block, pop-art attitude that feels energetic and intentionally unconventional rather than formal or text-centric.
The design appears intended to maximize visual punch through massed black shapes, using collapsed counters and strategic cutouts to keep letterforms recognizable while staying highly stylized. It prioritizes character and rhythmic patterning across a line over conventional readability, positioning it as a distinctive novelty display option.
Because many interiors are filled, differentiation relies on outer silhouettes and distinctive cut-ins; this boosts impact at large sizes but can reduce legibility in dense settings. Round elements (like the dot on i/j and the O-like forms) become strong graphic motifs that can dominate a layout when repeated.