Solid Idpo 7 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, album covers, event flyers, headlines, stickers, grungy, playful, raw, punk, handmade, add grit, create impact, diy texture, horror comedy, ragged, blobby, chunky, organic, distressed.
A heavy, ink-splattered display face with soft, blobby silhouettes and aggressively irregular contours. Strokes read as solid masses with many counters and apertures partially collapsed, creating a compact, stamped look (notably in bowls like O, P, B, and e). Edges are jagged and eroded rather than geometric, with uneven terminals, variable stroke buildup, and bumpy curves that suggest rough printing or cutout shapes. Spacing feels loose and inconsistent in a deliberate way, contributing to an uneven, handmade rhythm in text.
Best suited for short display settings where the irregular edges and dense forms can read as texture: posters, album/mixtape art, event flyers, packaging accents, and bold social graphics. Use generous size and simple backgrounds to keep the shapes from visually clogging in longer text.
The overall tone is loud, messy, and energetic—more DIY than polished. It evokes zine culture, grunge posters, and spooky/comic novelty treatments, where texture and attitude are more important than typographic refinement.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact through distressed, solid letterforms that feel printed, torn, or stamped. By collapsing many interior spaces and embracing uneven contours, it prioritizes expressive silhouette and grit over conventional readability.
At smaller sizes the closed counters and rugged edge noise reduce legibility, while larger settings emphasize the distinctive silhouette and texture. The numerals and uppercase carry the strongest impact; lowercase retains the same rough treatment and can appear compact due to the partially filled interiors.