Solid Egmy 11 is a bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, stickers, playful, retro, chunky, cartoon, attention-grabbing, whimsy, friendly, impact, blobby, rounded, soft, bouncy, hand-cut.
A heavy, rounded display face with blobby silhouettes and softened corners that feel hand-shaped rather than mechanically drawn. Strokes are thick and mostly uniform, with irregular swelling and tapering that creates a lively, uneven rhythm. Many counters are reduced to tiny apertures or close up entirely, producing solid interior areas and high ink coverage, especially in letters like B, D, O, P, and 8. Curves dominate, terminals are bulbous, and joins are gently pinched, giving the alphabet a friendly, inflated profile across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to short display settings where impact and character matter more than fine legibility: posters, bold headlines, playful branding, packaging, and sticker-style graphics. It works well when set large with generous tracking and ample line spacing to keep the dense shapes from visually crowding.
The overall tone is playful and informal, with a quirky, slightly retro cartoon feel. Its heavy, soft forms read as approachable and humorous, prioritizing personality over precision. The collapsed counters and bouncy spacing add a mischievous, toy-like character that suits lighthearted messaging.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with a friendly, irregular hand-formed feel. By minimizing counters and emphasizing rounded mass, it aims to create punchy, cartoon-like letterforms that read as fun, bold, and memorable in display applications.
The tight or closed apertures and dense shapes can reduce clarity at small sizes, but they create strong, iconic word silhouettes at larger sizes. Uppercase forms are especially stout and rounded, while lowercase maintains a similarly soft, chunky texture for cohesive headlines.