Solid Anba 2 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, album covers, playful, expressive, quirky, retro, attention grabbing, display impact, stylized lettering, quirky identity, blobby, rounded, slanted, cartoonish, punchy.
This typeface is a right-slanted, rounded display design with a lively, irregular rhythm. Many forms swell into teardrop-like terminals and bulbous bowls, while counters are frequently reduced or closed, creating bold, solid silhouettes. Strokes show noticeable modulation and soft transitions rather than rigid geometry, and letter widths vary from narrow, quick marks (like I and l) to wide, inflated rounds (like O and 0). The overall construction feels intentionally idiosyncratic, with simplified interior details and a hand-shaped, cutout-like finish.
Best suited to headlines and short bursts of text where its solid, swollen shapes can be appreciated—such as posters, event promotions, packaging, and expressive brand marks. It can also work for playful pull quotes or title treatments, but is less appropriate for dense, small-size reading due to its collapsed interiors and highly stylized forms.
The tone is upbeat and characterful, leaning toward a whimsical, slightly offbeat personality. The slant and swollen shapes add motion and humor, while the closed counters make the words feel bold and graphic. It reads as more fun and attention-grabbing than formal or editorial.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, graphic, novelty-leaning italic voice with a distinctive silhouette. By collapsing many counters and emphasizing rounded, teardrop terminals, it prioritizes impact and personality over conventional readability, aiming for a memorable display texture.
The design’s closed interiors and heavy, blobby joins can cause similar shapes to cluster at smaller sizes, especially in round letters and numerals. In larger settings, the irregular widths and exaggerated terminals become a distinctive texture that reads like a stylized display lettering.