Solid Tyba 2 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, game ui, industrial, retro, arcade, stencil-like, brutalist, high impact, geometric styling, retro tech, graphic texture, iconic forms, octagonal, chamfered, blocky, modular, angular.
A heavy, all-caps–leaning display face built from chunky, geometric blocks with pronounced chamfered corners and frequent octagonal silhouettes. The letters feel constructed from straight segments and clipped angles rather than curves, with many counters reduced to narrow notches or fully collapsed, producing a dense, solid texture. Proportions are compact and tall, with short extenders, squared terminals, and a rhythmic pattern of stepped cuts that gives each glyph a slightly mechanical, cut-from-sheet look. Spacing and sidebearings appear to vary by shape, reinforcing an irregular, modular cadence across words.
This font performs best in large-scale display settings such as posters, headlines, brand marks, and packaging where its angular silhouettes can be appreciated. It also suits game interfaces, arcade-themed graphics, and short callouts or badges that benefit from a solid, high-impact texture. For longer text, larger sizes and generous tracking help preserve legibility.
The overall tone is bold and assertive with a playful retro-tech edge. Its faceted, cutout geometry suggests arcade graphics, industrial labeling, and sci‑fi or game UI styling, balancing toughness with a quirky, puzzle-like character.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact through simplified, faceted letterforms that feel machined or clipped, trading traditional readability for a distinctive, graphic presence. By collapsing counters and emphasizing modular geometry, it aims to create a strong, emblem-like word shape that reads as a stylized object rather than conventional text.
Because many interior openings are minimized or absent, small sizes and dense paragraphs can lose letter differentiation; the design reads best when given room. The distinctive corner clipping and notch motifs create strong silhouettes that stay recognizable in short bursts, especially in uppercase.