Solid Esre 8 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Averta PE' and 'Averta Standard PE' by Intelligent Design (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, stickers, playful, chunky, cartoonish, friendly, bouncy, attention grab, playfulness, informality, characterful display, soft corners, blobby, handcut, uneven, quirky.
A heavy, soft-edged display face built from rounded, blobby forms with subtly uneven contours and a slightly hand-cut feel. Strokes are thick and largely monoline, with curves dominating the construction and corners consistently softened. Counters are minimal and often pinched or collapsed into small apertures, producing dense lettershapes with pronounced black mass. The rhythm is irregular in a controlled way—widths and internal spacing vary from glyph to glyph—giving lines of text a lively, lumpy texture.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, bold headlines, playful branding, packaging, stickers, and merch graphics where silhouette and weight do the work. It performs particularly well at medium to large sizes, where the small apertures and irregular rhythm remain readable and contribute to the character.
The overall tone is playful and mischievous, with a kid-friendly, cartoon-like presence. Its dense, squashy shapes feel informal and humorous rather than technical or refined, making it read as expressive and attention-seeking.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch with a humorous, hand-shaped personality, using dense forms and softened geometry to create a distinctive, approachable display voice.
Round letters like O and Q become near-solid silhouettes, while forms such as e, a, and g rely on tiny openings that can close up at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same soft, chunky logic, with simplified structures and strong silhouette emphasis that favors impact over precision.