Outline Buki 9 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, sports branding, retro, bold, sporty, playful, signage, dimensionality, attention-grab, vintage display, compact impact, slab serif, inline shadow, outlined, blocky, crisp.
A condensed, all-caps–friendly outline design with squared slab-like terminals and largely straight-sided construction. Strokes are rendered as clean outer contours with a consistent inline/offset shadow effect that reads like a built-in drop shadow, giving the letters a dimensional, sign-painted feel. Curves (C, G, O, S) are rounded but tightly controlled, while joins and corners tend toward sharp, chamfered geometry; counters remain open and legible thanks to generous interior space and the hollow treatment. Lowercase follows the same compact, upright rhythm with simple, sturdy forms and minimal modulation beyond the outline and shadow.
Best suited to display sizes where the outline and shadow details can be appreciated—posters, event promos, packaging fronts, team or sports-style branding, and bold logo wordmarks. It also works well for short UI labels or signage-style headings when ample size and spacing are available.
The overall tone is energetic and nostalgic, evoking vintage athletic lettering, marquee signage, and mid-century display typography. The shadowed outline adds a punchy, attention-grabbing character that feels confident and slightly playful rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, high-impact display voice with built-in dimensionality, combining slabby, vintage letterforms with an outline-and-shadow treatment for instant emphasis.
The integrated shadow sits consistently to one side, creating a strong directional highlight/shade cue that can become visually dominant at smaller sizes. Numerals share the same condensed, block-built logic and read clearly in display contexts.