Solid Vihy 10 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, album covers, party flyers, horror comedy, playful, quirky, chaotic, grunge, comic, attention grabbing, texture driven, humorous edge, grunge effect, blobby, chunky, drippy, distressed, irregular.
A heavy, compact display face built from chunky geometric silhouettes with irregular, eroded interior voids. Counters are frequently collapsed into solid masses or reduced to small, off-center apertures, while white “bite” marks and gouges interrupt strokes and bowls in a consistent, distressed pattern. The outlines stay mostly straight and upright, but the internal texture creates a jittery rhythm and uneven color across words, with occasional asymmetry and abrupt joins that heighten the handmade, damaged feel.
Best suited to short, high-impact text such as posters, event flyers, album/mixtape covers, game titles, and social graphics where a rough, playful texture is desirable. It can also work for packaging or signage when used large with ample spacing, but it’s not optimized for dense paragraphs due to the intentionally obstructed counters.
The overall tone is mischievous and offbeat, mixing cartoonish heft with a worn, battered texture. It reads as intentionally messy and energetic—more comedic or spooky-fun than serious—suggesting noise, decay, or ink splatter without losing a bold, graphic presence.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual punch through solid, simplified letterforms, then inject personality via deliberate internal damage and counter collapse. The goal is a novelty display look that feels loud and imperfect, turning texture into the primary stylistic signature.
Legibility is strongest at larger sizes where the distressed cut-ins read as texture; at smaller sizes the collapsed counters can make similar shapes converge (notably in round letters and some numerals). The font’s visual interest comes less from contour nuance and more from the repeating interior chipping, which creates a striking, high-ink footprint in headlines.