Outline Latu 16 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, game ui, packaging, arcade, techy, retro, playful, geometric, retro computing, arcade feel, graphic display, ui styling, geometric novelty, pixel-like, angular, boxy, squared, monoline.
A geometric outline face built from monoline, rectangular contours with squared corners and occasional stepped notches. Letterforms sit on a consistent grid logic, with open counters and small, boxy internal apertures that read like cut-outs. Strokes remain uniform and low in contrast, while widths vary by glyph, creating a lively rhythm across words. The lowercase is tall and compact with simplified, block-constructed shapes that closely echo the uppercase structure.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, logotypes, posters, and title cards where its outlined geometry can read cleanly. It also fits game UI, retro-tech branding, and packaging or stickers that benefit from a bold, graphic, wireframe look. Use generous sizes and simple backgrounds to preserve the interior cut-outs and maintain legibility.
The overall tone is retro-digital and game-adjacent, evoking arcade UI, early computer graphics, and pixel-era signage. Its hollow construction keeps it light and graphic, while the rigid geometry adds a techy, engineered feel. The quirky notches and tight interior spaces give it a playful, toy-like edge rather than a purely industrial one.
The design appears intended to translate pixel-era, grid-based lettering into a scalable outline style, combining modular construction with a distinctive hollow silhouette. It prioritizes graphic impact and a digital nostalgia signal over neutral text readability.
Spacing and proportions feel intentionally modular, with many characters built from near-rectilinear segments and occasional chamfer-like cuts. Because the design is purely outlined, it relies on sufficient size and contrast for clarity, and the small interior openings can visually fill in at very small sizes or in busy backgrounds.