Solid Emti 10 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Fraiche' by Adam Fathony, 'Muller Next' by Fontfabric, 'Fox Gavin Strokes' by Fox7, and 'Knicknack' by Great Scott (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, stickers, playful, friendly, chunky, cartoon, impact, whimsy, softness, novelty, rounded, blobby, soft, bulbous, compact.
A heavy, rounded display face built from soft, blobby forms with fully softened corners and minimal internal counters. Strokes swell and taper subtly, creating an organic, inflated silhouette rather than a geometric construction. Apertures and bowls are largely collapsed into small, teardrop-like cut-ins or tiny punctures, and several letters rely on notches to imply structure, producing a dense, solid texture. Proportions vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, with wide, squat shapes alongside narrower, more vertical forms, giving the alphabet an uneven, characterful rhythm.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, product packaging, and playful branding where a bold silhouette carries the message. It also works well for children’s materials, stickers, and event graphics that benefit from a soft, cartoon-like voice, while extended reading or small UI sizes are less ideal due to the minimized counters.
The overall tone is upbeat and humorous, leaning into a toy-like, candy-coated friendliness. Its bold, cushiony shapes feel approachable and lighthearted, with a slightly mischievous novelty energy driven by the irregular widths and the nearly solid interiors.
The design appears intended to maximize visual weight and personality through rounded, inflated forms and intentionally reduced interior space. By collapsing counters and using notches as cues, it prioritizes a solid, iconic look and an immediate, friendly presence over conventional text clarity.
Legibility is strongest at larger sizes where the small openings and notches can be read clearly; at smaller sizes the dense black mass and collapsed counters may cause letters like B/8, O/0, and similar rounded forms to converge. The numerals follow the same inflated logic, with simplified interiors and compact terminals that keep the set visually cohesive.