Solid Telo 7 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, titling, playful, chunky, retro, cartoon, attention grabbing, decorative display, retro signage, branding, geometric, rounded, stencil-like, cutout, heavyweight.
A heavy, geometric display face built from chunky, mostly circular and rectangular masses with crisp, carved cut-ins. Many counters are collapsed or reduced to small notches, giving letters a solid, cutout feel rather than open interior spaces. Curves are broadly rounded, while joins and terminals often resolve into blunt slabs or sharp, wedge-like bites; diagonals (as in K, V, W, X, Y, Z) are simplified into bold planar forms. The rhythm is compact and blocky, with distinctive negative-space “chips” that define bowls and apertures across both uppercase and lowercase, and similarly stout, sculpted numerals.
Best suited to short, large-size settings such as headlines, posters, title cards, packaging callouts, and logo wordmarks where its sculpted cut-ins can be appreciated. It works especially well for playful or retro-themed branding and display typography, but is less appropriate for small text or information-dense UI due to its minimized counters and heavy texture.
The overall tone is loud and graphic, leaning toward a playful, poster-ready attitude. Its carved, bite-mark details and simplified silhouettes evoke retro signage and cartoon title lettering, prioritizing impact and personality over conventional readability at small sizes.
The font appears designed to maximize visual punch with a solid silhouette and a recurring carved-negative-space motif that differentiates letters through notches rather than open counters. The intention is a characterful, decorative display style that reads as bold, graphic, and deliberately unconventional.
The design relies on consistent internal cut-ins to suggest counters (notably in C/G/S/e/3/5), which makes letterforms feel like solid silhouettes. In longer text the tight internal openings and dense color can cause characters to merge visually, while at larger sizes the distinctive cutout motifs read clearly and become a key branding element.