Shadow Efho 6 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, kids media, playful, hand-drawn, retro, comic, whimsical, add depth, feel handmade, retro signage, headline impact, inline, drop shadow, outlined, bouncy, irregular.
A lively display face built from outlined letterforms with an inner inline and a consistent offset shadow that adds depth. Strokes are deliberately irregular, with wobbly contours and softened corners that mimic marker or brush drawing rather than mechanical geometry. The proportions are compact and rounded, with a tall x-height and open counters that keep the texture readable even with the layered construction. Spacing and widths feel slightly varied across glyphs, creating a bouncy rhythm while maintaining a cohesive silhouette across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, covers, playful branding, and packaging where the dimensional outline-and-shadow look can do the heavy lifting. It also works well for short logo words, stickers, and social graphics that want a hand-lettered, retro sign feel.
The overall tone is cheerful and informal, with a cartoon-like energy that reads as friendly rather than sharp or serious. The shadowed, outlined construction evokes vintage sign lettering and playful print ephemera, giving headlines a lighthearted, nostalgic lift.
The design appears intended to deliver an instantly eye-catching, dimensional display voice by combining hand-drawn outlines with an inline and a consistent drop shadow. Its irregular stroke edges and buoyant proportions prioritize charm and personality over strict typographic precision, aiming for friendly impact in titles and short text.
The inline-plus-outline treatment creates strong figure/ground contrast, and the offset shadow produces a clear directional depth effect that becomes especially noticeable in rounded letters and numerals. Because the letterforms rely on multiple contours, the design benefits from moderate sizes where the interior detailing doesn’t visually fill in.