Outline Akri 1 is a light, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, logos, packaging, vintage, circus, playful, western, bold display, attention, nostalgia, dimensionality, display impact, slab serif, inline shadow, high-contrast, bracketed, decorative.
A decorative slab-serif design drawn as an outline with an inset inline/shadow detail that creates a double-contour effect. The letterforms are upright and broad-shouldered, with squared terminals, bracketed slab serifs, and rounded bowls that keep the silhouette friendly despite the sharp serif geometry. Stroke modulation is pronounced, with thin connecting strokes and larger enclosed counters that read clearly in the outline construction. The inner inline appears offset and heavier in places, producing a dimensional, poster-like rhythm across capitals, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to large-scale display work where the outline and inline detail can remain crisp—headlines, posters, storefront or event signage, and logo wordmarks. It can also work for packaging and labels when used sparingly as a focal typographic element rather than for long passages.
The overall tone is theatrical and nostalgic, evoking show posters, fairground signage, and old-time display typography. The outlined construction and built-in shadow/inline detail give it a confident, attention-grabbing presence that feels upbeat and slightly retro.
The design appears intended as a showy display face that delivers instant impact through outline construction and built-in dimensional detailing, while retaining familiar slab-serif proportions for legibility in short phrases.
Spacing looks generous and the contours are kept relatively clean, helping the outline hold together in larger settings. The lowercase maintains the same slab-serif language as the caps, keeping the family feeling consistent in mixed-case text.