Solid Tyba 9 is a very bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, sports branding, industrial, stenciled, retro, brutalist, game-like, maximum impact, stamped look, silhouette focus, retro tech, blocky, angular, chamfered, octagonal, compact.
A heavy, block-built display face with squared proportions and frequent chamfered corners that create an octagonal silhouette across many glyphs. Counters are largely collapsed or minimized, producing solid shapes with only occasional notches and cut-ins to suggest internal structure. Strokes are monolinear in feel, with hard terminals and a mechanical, modular construction; diagonals appear as clipped facets rather than smooth joins. Spacing and widths vary by letter, giving the set a punchy, irregular rhythm while remaining visually consistent through its repeated corner-cut geometry.
This font suits short, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, title cards, and logo wordmarks where its solid, faceted silhouettes can read clearly. It also works well for packaging and branding that wants a rugged, industrial or arcade-styled voice, and for large-format signage where bold shapes carry at a distance.
The overall tone is tough and utilitarian, with a bold, stamped presence that reads as industrial and game-adjacent. Its faceted shapes and closed interiors feel intentionally rugged and assertive, evoking signage, machinery, and retro arcade or sci-fi title treatments.
The design appears intended as a maximal-impact display face that turns letters into strong, emblem-like blocks. By collapsing counters and emphasizing chamfered geometry, it prioritizes silhouette recognition and a mechanical, stamped aesthetic over conventional text readability.
Because the interiors are mostly filled, letter differentiation relies on exterior silhouettes, cut corners, and small notches—features that pop at large sizes but can merge in dense settings. The design’s strong horizontal mass and squared joins produce a compact, poster-like texture in paragraphs, best leveraged where impact matters more than fine detail.