Outline Ihdi 9 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: children’s media, packaging, posters, stickers, headlines, playful, friendly, cartoon, bubbly, retro, approachability, playfulness, novelty, display impact, rounded, soft, monoline, outlined, puffy.
A rounded, monoline outline design with softly inflated shapes and consistently smooth corners. The letterforms are built from a single outer contour, producing hollow counters and interior space that reads as “puffy” without any fill. Curves dominate, terminals are rounded, and joins are gently softened, giving the alphabet a buoyant rhythm; diagonals and angles (like V, W, X, and Z) are still rounded to keep the overall silhouette friendly. Spacing appears moderately open and the outlines remain even, helping the characters stay legible despite the hollow construction.
Best suited to display applications where an outlined, friendly voice is desired: kids’ titles, playful posters, labels, product packaging, stickers, and social graphics. It can also work for short headlines or logo wordmarks when the outline effect is meant to be a prominent stylistic feature.
The font projects a lighthearted, kid-friendly tone with a cartoon sign-painter energy. Its outlined, balloon-like forms feel casual and welcoming, leaning toward fun branding, playful packaging, and informal display settings rather than sober editorial work.
Likely designed to deliver a cheerful outline look that reads as rounded and approachable, providing a ready-made “bubble” aesthetic for attention-grabbing display typography while maintaining simple, consistent construction for broad usability.
Capitals are broad and simple, while lowercase forms keep a lively, handwritten-like softness (notably the single-storey a and g). Numerals follow the same rounded outline logic, with generous interior space that maintains clarity at larger sizes. The hollow structure suggests it will be most effective when given enough size (or stroke weight in output) to prevent the outlines from visually thinning in busy layouts.