Solid Defu 10 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, editorial, playful, quirky, offbeat, whimsical, retro, attention-grab, graphic impact, quirky branding, handmade feel, retro flair, blobby, chunky, wedge-cut, uneven, shapey.
A heavy, all-solid display face with chunky strokes and irregular, slightly top-heavy proportions. Curves are soft and swollen, while many joins and terminals resolve into sharp wedge-like cuts and notches that create distinctive internal voids. Counters are frequently collapsed or reduced to small, angular openings, giving letters a stamped, cut-out look. Spacing and glyph widths vary noticeably across the set, reinforcing a lively, uneven rhythm in both uppercase and lowercase.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as headlines, poster typography, logos, and packaging where its dense silhouettes and irregular detailing can be appreciated. It can also work as an accent face in editorial layouts or branding systems that want a quirky, retro-leaning voice, but is less appropriate for long passages or small-size UI text.
The overall tone is playful and eccentric, mixing friendly rounded mass with sharp incisions for a humorous, mischievous feel. It reads like a graphic, handmade cut-paper or carved-sign style, leaning toward retro novelty rather than neutrality. The dense silhouettes and quirky internal cuts make it attention-seeking and characterful.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum personality through solid massing and distinctive wedge-cut interior shapes, prioritizing graphic presence and novelty over conventional legibility. Its variable widths and uneven rhythm suggest a deliberate handcrafted or cut-out aesthetic meant to stand out in display settings.
Uppercase forms tend to be broad and poster-like, while the lowercase introduces more idiosyncratic shapes and tight interior apertures that can merge at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same solid, sculpted approach with small, punched openings that echo the letterforms.