Solid Wesi 9 is a very bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, retro, circus, playful, bold, punchy, attention grabbing, vintage display, decorative impact, sign painting, cut-in counters, notched, wedge terminals, blocky, compact spacing.
A heavy display face built from broad, flat strokes and abrupt geometric curves, with a strong left-to-right footprint and compact internal detail. Many counters are treated as cut-in slots or near-closed openings, creating solid masses punctuated by sharp notches rather than traditional bowls. Curves are rounded but tense, and joins often resolve into angular wedges, giving letters like S, G, and the numerals a carved, poster-cut look. Spacing reads tight and dense in text, with a deliberate rhythm of black shapes and minimal interior light.
Best suited for posters, event graphics, packaging, and bold branding moments where large sizes can showcase the notched counters and sculpted curves. It works well for short headlines, logos, and signage that benefit from a compact, high-impact texture; for paragraph settings it will read as intentionally dense and decorative.
The tone is loud and theatrical, suggesting vintage signage and headline-driven print where impact matters more than delicacy. Its chunky silhouettes and slot-like counters feel playful and slightly mischievous, with a retro showcard energy that reads as attention-grabbing and decorative.
The design appears intended as a maximal, display-led novelty face that converts familiar letterforms into solid, carved shapes with minimal counters. The emphasis is on silhouette, punch, and a distinctive cut-in counter motif that creates a vintage, showy voice in a single look.
Distinctive cut-in counter treatments appear across both caps and lowercase (notably in round forms like O, Q, e, and 8/9), creating a consistent "filled" impression while preserving character recognition. Diacritics aren’t shown, and the sample demonstrates strong emphasis at large sizes but quickly becomes a dense texture in longer lines.