Solid Tedi 9 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, titles, playful, retro, futuristic, punchy, quirky, impact, distinctiveness, thematic display, graphic branding, geometric, stencil-like, chunky, angular, rounded.
A heavy, geometric display face built from simplified, solid forms where many counters are reduced or fully closed. Letterforms mix broad circular arcs with sharp triangular notches and wedge cuts, creating a rhythmic alternation of round and angular geometry. Strokes tend to terminate with flat, squared ends, while strategic diagonal slices introduce a stencil-like, modular feel. The overall texture is dense and graphic, with compact internal space and strong silhouette emphasis that reads more by outline than by conventional counter detail.
Best suited to display applications such as posters, album/film titles, event branding, packaging, and logo wordmarks where its sculpted silhouettes can carry the design. It also fits themed UI moments—like game menus, splash screens, or retro-futuristic graphics—when used in short bursts with generous spacing.
The font projects a playful, retro-futuristic tone—part Art Deco poster energy, part space-age signage. Its exaggerated solidity and cut-in angles feel bold, game-like, and intentionally idiosyncratic, lending a sense of fun and graphic assertiveness rather than seriousness or neutrality.
The design appears intended to create maximum visual impact through simplified, filled-in shapes and distinctive geometric cutouts, prioritizing a memorable silhouette over conventional readability. Its consistent use of arcs, wedges, and notches suggests a deliberate modular system aimed at a strong, stylized identity.
Legibility is strongest at larger sizes where the distinctive silhouettes can be appreciated; at smaller sizes the closed interiors and notched joins can cause similar shapes to converge. Numerals match the same cut-and-solid logic, producing highly iconic figures suited to short, attention-grabbing strings.