Solid Ipma 9 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, stickers, playful, chunky, cartoonish, quirky, retro, attention grabbing, handcrafted feel, humor, retro display, playful branding, rounded corners, soft terminals, irregular rhythm, compact counters, hand-cut feel.
A heavy, blocky display face with softened corners and subtly uneven, hand-cut contours. Strokes stay broadly consistent in thickness while curves bulge slightly and straight segments wobble just enough to create an informal rhythm. Counters are compact and in several letters appear reduced or partially closed, producing dense silhouettes that read as cutout shapes. Uppercase forms are simple and squat; lowercase has a sturdier, more monoline construction with rounded joins and short extenders, keeping the overall color very dark and uniform on the line.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as posters, event flyers, playful branding, packaging, and logo wordmarks where the dense silhouettes can be appreciated. It can also work for children’s or humor-forward applications and bold social graphics. For longer text, it will be most effective in brief bursts (titles, callouts, or labels) rather than extended reading.
The font projects a playful, cartoon-like tone with a slightly mischievous, offbeat personality. Its dense shapes and irregular edges feel handcrafted and friendly rather than technical, lending a nostalgic, retro display energy. The overall impression is bold, loud, and humorous—more about character than refinement.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual weight with a handcrafted, irregular cutout feel, prioritizing personality and immediacy over typographic neutrality. Its softened corners and compact internal spaces suggest a deliberate push toward a friendly, novelty display style that stays legible through strong silhouettes.
Round letters like O/Q read as near-circular blobs with minimal internal space, and diagonals (V/W/X/Y) have a chunky, wedged presence that emphasizes weight over sharpness. Numerals follow the same cutout logic, with simplified geometry and heavy fills that favor impact at larger sizes.