Solid Esso 3 is a very bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logo marks, packaging, stickers, playful, cartoon, spooky, quirky, chunky, maximum impact, playful display, handmade feel, themed novelty, blobby, bouncy, hand-cut, rounded, compact.
A heavy, compact display face built from thick, rounded forms with intentionally irregular edges and soft corners. The strokes feel carved or cut rather than drawn with a consistent pen, creating a lumpy rhythm and slightly shifting widths from letter to letter. Counters are minimal and often pinched, with small apertures and simplified joins that keep the silhouette dense and highly graphic. Spacing reads tight and lively, with a buoyant baseline and uneven internal proportions that emphasize the overall shape more than typographic refinement.
Best suited to short display settings where the chunky silhouettes can carry the message: posters, headlines, playful branding, packaging, stickers, and event or kids-oriented graphics. It can also work for seasonal or themed applications (e.g., spooky-fun promos) where density and personality matter more than small-size readability.
The font conveys a playful, cartoonish energy with a slightly eerie, gooey undertone. Its chunky silhouettes and wobbly contours suggest humor, mischief, and a handmade sensibility—good for designs that want to feel informal, loud, and character-driven rather than neutral or polished.
The design appears intended to maximize visual impact through dense, simplified letterforms and deliberately imperfect contours. It prioritizes a bold, humorous tone and strong silhouette recognition over conventional interior detail, creating a distinctive novelty texture for expressive display typography.
Uppercase and lowercase share a similar mass and softness, helping the texture stay bold and uniform in mixed-case settings. Round characters (like O/0) become almost solid blobs, while diagonals and terminals stay stout and blunt, reinforcing the punchy, poster-like presence.