Solid Lyvi 9 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, reverse italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, stickers, kids media, playful, goopy, cartoon, bouncy, casual, expressiveness, novelty impact, handmade feel, youthful tone, rounded, blobby, soft, chunky, irregular.
A chunky, rounded display face built from swollen, blob-like forms with an uneven, hand-molded silhouette. Strokes are heavily inflated and often merge where counters would normally open, producing solid interior masses and small, pinched apertures in places. The letters lean subtly backward, and the outlines wobble rather than follow strict geometry, creating a lively rhythm across words. Spacing and widths feel intentionally inconsistent, with bulbous terminals and occasional protrusions that make each glyph read as a soft, sculpted shape.
Best suited for short, bold statements such as headlines, posters, packaging callouts, and playful branding where the texture of the letterforms is the main attraction. It will perform most confidently at large sizes and in high-contrast applications where its solid, blobby shapes can read cleanly.
The overall tone is humorous and lighthearted, with a gooey, squishy personality that feels more like playful signage than conventional typography. Its bouncy irregularity gives it a kid-friendly, cartoon sensibility and a casual, handmade charm.
The design appears intended to prioritize character and impact over precision: a deliberately squashed, ink-heavy look that mimics puffy paint or melted plastic. By collapsing many interior spaces and embracing irregular contours, it aims to create instantly recognizable, fun wordmarks and attention-grabbing display lines.
In continuous text, the heavy ink coverage and collapsed counters create dense word shapes, so clarity depends on generous size, line spacing, and short strings. The reverse slant and lumpy joins add motion, but also make similar silhouettes (like rounded letters) rely more on context than internal detail.