Outline Egli 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, comics, playful, hand-drawn, retro, whimsical, friendly, display impact, handmade feel, playful branding, retro poster, inline, outlined, cartoonish, bouncy, irregular.
A condensed, outline-driven display face with an inline contour that gives each letter a hollow, drawn-through look. Strokes are built from a bold outer perimeter with a thinner inner line, producing high visual contrast and a sign-painter-like rhythm. Letterforms are generally upright but intentionally irregular: sides wobble slightly, curves are soft, and terminals often feel rounded or subtly flared. Proportions skew tall and narrow, with compact counters and lively spacing that keeps the texture animated rather than rigid.
Best suited to display settings where the outline/inline detailing can remain legible—posters, headline typography, playful branding, packaging, stickers, and comic or kids-oriented graphics. It also works well for short logotypes or wordmarks that benefit from a quirky, handcrafted silhouette.
The overall tone is upbeat and casual, with a quirky handmade energy that reads as friendly and a bit nostalgic. The outlined construction adds a poster-like punch while the uneven contours keep it approachable and humorous rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, attention-getting display voice with a handmade outline aesthetic. By combining narrow proportions with a consistent hollow/inline construction, it aims to stay bold and graphic while retaining a casual, illustrative feel.
Uppercase and lowercase share the same outlined/inline logic, and the figures follow suit with similarly narrow, characterful shapes. The inner contour remains consistently inset, creating a clear hollow effect that can feel busy at very small sizes but becomes distinctive and charismatic when allowed to breathe.