Solid Ipba 2 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids media, stickers, playful, wacky, chunky, cartoon, handmade, novelty impact, handmade feel, humor, bold signage, playfulness, rounded, blobby, wonky, soft-edged, bouncy.
A heavy, solid display face with blobby silhouettes and noticeably irregular contours. Strokes are thick and low-contrast, with corners softened into rounded, organic terminals and occasional lumpy bulges that make the rhythm feel hand-formed rather than geometric. Counters and interior openings are largely collapsed into solid shapes, producing dense, poster-like letters with simplified structure and a lively, uneven color across words. Spacing and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the informal, cutout-like texture.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, labels, and playful branding. It also fits children’s media, party invitations, and novelty signage where bold shapes and a quirky voice are more important than extended readability.
The font reads as humorous and mischievous, with a friendly cartoon energy. Its soft, swollen shapes and deliberately imperfect outlines suggest play, spontaneity, and a DIY craft sensibility more than precision or refinement.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a deliberately irregular, hand-shaped feel. By simplifying letter interiors into solid forms and emphasizing soft, swollen contours, it aims to create a distinctive novelty texture that remains legible at display sizes.
At larger sizes the distinctive silhouettes are highly recognizable, while the collapsed interiors and heavy mass can reduce clarity in long passages or tight settings. The numerals share the same rounded, chunky construction, helping maintain a consistent tone across alphanumerics.