Solid Tyne 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, logotypes, headlines, title cards, packaging, brutalist, techno, industrial, arcade, playful, impact, texture, machined feel, retro-tech, graphic stamp, blocky, stencil-like, angular, geometric, notched.
A compact, block-constructed display face built from heavy rectangular masses with aggressively chamfered corners and frequent triangular notches. Curves are largely suppressed; rounded forms collapse into squared bowls and flat-sided counters, giving many letters a cut-out, modular feel. Stroke terminals are abrupt and mechanical, with occasional wedge incisions and stepped joins that create a jagged rhythm across words. Spacing and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an irregular, collage-like texture in text settings.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings where its dense, cut-metal forms can read at size—posters, branding marks, game/event titles, and punchy packaging or label work. It can also work for UI headings or on-screen graphics when you want a bold, techno-industrial flavor, but it’s less appropriate for long passages due to its heavy texture and reduced interior clarity.
The overall tone is brash and mechanical, mixing industrial signage energy with an arcade-like, retro-digital edge. Its sharp cuts and filled-in interiors create a tough, confrontational voice, while the quirky notches and uneven widths keep it playful rather than purely utilitarian.
The font appears designed to maximize silhouette impact through solid forms and angular cut-ins, prioritizing a strong graphic stamp over traditional counter-shape readability. Its notches and chamfers suggest a deliberate “machined” aesthetic, aiming for a distinctive, novelty display voice that stands out instantly.
The design’s silhouette carries most of the legibility: many internal apertures are minimized or closed, so differentiation relies on outer contours, cuts, and corner geometry. In continuous text the strong black presence can dominate, and the distinctive notches become a repeating motif that reads as intentional texture.