Solid Guli 14 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, signage, playful, chunky, retro, whimsical, quirky, attention grabbing, retro display, playful branding, impact text, bulbous, rounded, soft corners, stencil-like, teardrop forms.
A heavy, compact display face with swollen, rounded forms and frequent collapsed counters that turn many bowls into solid masses. Strokes are broad and smooth, with soft shoulders and occasional wedge-like terminals; several letters show cut-ins or small notches that create a stencil-like silhouette without true open apertures. The overall rhythm is irregular and characterful, mixing geometric blocks (E, F, T) with exaggerated round bowls (O, Q, 8) and subtly asymmetrical joins that keep the texture lively at large sizes.
Best used for short, high-impact text such as posters, headline treatments, brand marks, packaging callouts, and bold signage where the solid shapes can read from a distance. It is less suitable for long passages or small sizes due to the reduced internal openings and dense color.
The font reads as humorous and attention-seeking, with a friendly, cartoonish weight and a slightly offbeat, handmade feel. Its solid interiors and bouncy shapes give it a retro novelty tone suited to bold, punchy messaging rather than quiet reading.
The design appears intended to maximize visual punch through massed black shapes while maintaining a playful, irregular personality. By collapsing counters and exaggerating bowls, it prioritizes recognizable silhouettes and a novelty display texture for expressive typography.
Counters are frequently minimized or fully closed, so internal detail relies on exterior contour and small cuts; this increases impact but reduces clarity in tight settings. The uppercase and lowercase share the same chunky construction, producing a dense, dark typographic color, while numerals lean strongly on rounded silhouettes for emphasis.