Solid Guhy 9 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, event promos, art deco, jazz age, theatrical, retro, geometric, period display, decorative impact, poster lettering, branding voice, stencil-like, chiseled, angular, faceted, high-impact.
A heavy, solid display face built from bold geometric masses with frequent triangular cut-ins and tapered, blade-like terminals. Curves are simplified into thick crescents and ovals, while many joins and corners are sharply faceted, creating a rhythmic pattern of notches and wedge shapes across the alphabet. Counters are often reduced or collapsed into small apertures, giving letters a compact, blocky silhouette and an intentionally irregular, hand-cut feel. Spacing and letterforms show noticeable glyph-to-glyph individuality, emphasizing a crafted, emblematic look over strict modular uniformity.
Best used at large sizes for posters, headlines, branding marks, packaging, and event promotions where its carved geometry can be appreciated. It can also work for short phrases in menus or cover designs when a strong retro-stylized voice is desired, but it is less suited to long-form reading due to its compressed counters and highly characterful silhouettes.
The overall tone feels strongly vintage and theatrical, evoking Jazz Age and early modern poster lettering. Its sharp wedges and stylized curves add drama and motion, reading as bold, playful, and slightly mysterious—suited to eye-catching headlines rather than quiet text.
The design appears intended to reinterpret geometric display lettering with a solid, cut-paper or chiseled aesthetic, prioritizing striking silhouettes and decorative internal shaping. Its consistent use of wedges and collapsed openings suggests a deliberate aim for dramatic, period-evocative titles and branding.
In the sample text, the font forms dense, high-contrast word shapes where distinctive notches become the primary identifying feature of many letters. Numerals and capitals carry the same sculpted, cutout logic, reinforcing a cohesive display personality across mixed-case settings.