Inline Gavu 5 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, sportswear, branding, packaging, athletic, retro, energetic, technical, assertive, impact, speed, dimension, display, condensed, oblique, inline, outlined.
A condensed, right-leaning display face built from heavy, rounded-corner forms with a continuous inline cut that runs through each stroke. The letters read as black outlines with an interior stripe, creating a hollowed, dimensional effect without adding contrast. Curves are squarish and tightly drawn, counters are compact, and terminals are blunt, producing a firm, engineered rhythm. Spacing appears on the tight side and the construction stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited for short, prominent text where the inline detail can be appreciated—headlines, posters, logos/wordmarks, athletic or motorsport-inspired graphics, and packaging. It can also work for labels and UI highlights when used at sizes large enough to keep the interior stripe from filling in.
The inline carve and forward slant give the font a fast, sporty tone with a distinctly retro sign-and-uniform feel. It projects impact and motion, with a mechanical confidence that suits bold statements more than delicate nuance.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact italic voice with built-in decoration, using an inline cut to add depth and motion while keeping the overall silhouette strong and legible. It emphasizes speed, display presence, and a cohesive stripe motif across the full basic character set.
Caps are tall and uniform, while the lowercase maintains a simplified, sturdy structure with minimal calligraphic modulation. Numerals follow the same condensed, streamlined logic, and the inline detail remains clearly visible even in smaller shapes, reinforcing the font’s “striped” identity.