Solid Hiho 2 is a very bold, very narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Akkordeon' by Emtype Foundry, 'Burger Honren' by IRF Lab Studio, 'Media Blackout' by KC Fonts, and 'PF Mellon' by Parachute (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, packaging, event flyers, grunge, playful, quirky, rough, retro, visual impact, handmade texture, thematic display, novelty voice, blobby, chunky, distressed, uneven, hand-cut.
A compact, heavy display face with tall, compressed proportions and chunky silhouettes. Strokes are mostly solid masses with frequent pinched joints and flattened terminals, and many counters are reduced to thin slits or fully closed, creating a dense, poster-like color. Edges appear irregular and slightly eroded, with wobbling verticals and subtly inconsistent widths that give each glyph a cut-out, imperfect geometry. The rhythm is tight and high-impact, prioritizing shape over internal detail, and the numerals share the same blocky, simplified construction.
Best suited to short, high-contrast display settings such as posters, headlines, album/playlist artwork, packaging, and event flyers where bold silhouettes carry the message. It also works well for themed titles and playful branding that benefits from a gritty, handmade texture.
The overall tone is loud, mischievous, and rough-hewn, evoking handmade signage and offbeat vintage display typography. Its irregular contours and collapsed interiors lend a gritty, slightly ominous energy while staying comedic and cartoonish rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through dense black forms and intentionally irregular outlines, producing a handcrafted, novelty display voice. By collapsing counters and simplifying shapes, it emphasizes punchy silhouettes and texture over conventional readability in long text.
Because interior openings are frequently minimized, smaller sizes can cause letters to merge into dark silhouettes; it reads best when given room and contrast. The texture is consistent across cases, helping headlines feel unified while retaining a deliberately imperfect, analog feel.