Solid Bote 2 is a light, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, event promos, art deco, playful, whimsical, quirky, theatrical, graphic impact, vintage flair, characterful display, experimental forms, decorative rhythm, geometric, monolinear, spiky, high-waisted, inky counters.
A stylized display face built from thin, mostly monoline strokes and geometric primitives, mixing hairline stems with abrupt, teardrop-like terminals and occasional slabby, filled forms. Several letters collapse their bowls into solid ovals or half-discs, creating dramatic black accents against otherwise airy construction. Curves are clean and circular, while diagonals and joins can feel knife-sharp (notably in K, V, W, X, Y, Z), giving a crisp, angular rhythm. Proportions are eclectic: some glyphs are extremely condensed and tall, others become wide through bold, filled bowls (B, D, O, Q, 8, 9), producing a deliberately uneven texture across a line.
Best suited to short display settings where its distinctive silhouette and solid-bowl accents can read as intentional design features—posters, titles, brand marks, packaging, and event promotions. It works especially well when set with generous tracking and ample size, allowing the filled counters and hairline strokes to remain legible and expressive.
The overall tone reads as vintage-modern and slightly mischievous, with a cabaret/Art Deco flavor driven by tall silhouettes, simplified geometry, and bold black “cutout” moments. The interplay between delicate lines and solid bowls gives it a dramatic, poster-like voice that feels more illustrative than utilitarian.
This design appears intended to reinterpret geometric, early-20th-century display typography through a more playful lens—compressing and abstracting bowls into solid shapes while keeping stems and diagonals needle-thin. The result prioritizes personality, rhythm, and graphic contrast over uniform text color and continuous readability.
Counters are frequently reduced to slits or dots, and several lowercase forms lean toward single-storey, simplified constructions with minimal internal space. Numerals mirror the letterforms’ contrast strategy: some are built from fine strokes (1, 2, 4, 5, 7) while others become nearly solid shapes (0, 6, 8, 9), emphasizing a strong pattern of alternating light and heavy spots in running text.