Solid Esja 3 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, kids media, stickers, playful, goopy, chunky, cartoonish, whimsical, high impact, quirky tone, cartoon styling, novelty display, organic feel, rounded, blobby, soft-edged, organic, hand-drawn.
A soft, blobby display face built from heavy, rounded shapes with irregular, hand-formed contours. Strokes swell and taper unpredictably, with corners melting into curves and terminals often ending in bulb-like forms. Many counters are reduced or fully closed, giving letters a solid, silhouette-driven feel; where openings remain, they are small and uneven. Overall spacing and letter widths vary, creating a lively, wavy rhythm rather than a strict geometric cadence.
Best used for bold headlines and short bursts of text where the silhouette can carry the message—such as posters, playful branding, packaging, and children’s or entertainment-oriented graphics. It can also work for logos or wordmarks that want a soft, organic, “melted” look, but is less suited to long-form reading due to its irregular rhythm and reduced counters.
The font reads as playful and mischievous, with a gooey, cartoon-like personality that feels informal and energetic. Its uneven outlines and solid masses suggest a fun, slightly messy attitude suited to lighthearted or quirky messaging.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through solid, rounded forms and intentionally imperfect outlines. By collapsing many interior spaces and varying stroke shapes, it prioritizes a gooey, characterful impression over typographic neutrality and text efficiency.
The alphabet shows deliberately inconsistent detailing from glyph to glyph, emphasizing character over uniformity. Because interior openings are frequently minimized, recognition relies strongly on outer silhouettes, which boosts impact at larger sizes while making fine details less prominent at small sizes.