Solid Ipbi 12 is a very bold, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, stickers, kids media, playful, cartoony, handmade, chunky, wobbly, display impact, playful tone, handmade feel, silhouette focus, rounded, blobby, quirky, informal, soft-edged.
A heavy, rounded display face with blobby silhouettes and irregular, hand-cut contours. Strokes stay broadly even in thickness, but edges wobble and terminals vary, giving each letter a slightly different footprint and rhythm. Counters are frequently reduced or collapsed, creating solid masses with only small openings, and joins are soft rather than sharp. Overall spacing reads compact and punchy, with simplified forms that prioritize silhouette over internal detail.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, packaging callouts, labels, stickers, and playful branding. It also fits children’s content, party invitations, and bold social graphics where a friendly, cartoonish voice is desired.
The tone is friendly and comedic, with a homemade, crafty energy that feels more like cut paper or marker lettering than a constructed type system. Its lumpy shapes and closed counters add a mischievous, toy-like character that reads bold and attention-seeking rather than refined.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual impact through simplified, solid letterforms with a deliberately imperfect, handmade finish. By minimizing counters and emphasizing chunky silhouettes, it aims to feel fun, approachable, and instantly recognizable in display contexts.
Legibility is strongest at larger sizes where the distinctive silhouettes can do the work; in smaller settings, the collapsed counters and dense black shapes may reduce clarity in words and numerals. The numerals match the same chunky, rounded construction and maintain the informal, irregular rhythm across the set.