Outline Tiry 5 is a very light, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logotypes, posters, packaging, editorial, elegant, airy, refined, fashion-forward, artful, display elegance, luxury branding, editorial flair, ornamental type, monoline, delicate, high-waisted, hairline, open counters.
A delicate outline serif with hairline contour strokes and generous internal whitespace. Proportions skew tall and slightly expanded, with high contrast implied through thin drawing rather than fill, and crisp, well-defined serifs and terminals. Curves are smooth and carefully tensioned (notably in O/C/G and the numerals), while joins stay clean and architectural. The lowercase shows a classical, bookish structure with a two-storey a, moderate ascenders, and open apertures; spacing and rhythm feel even, though the outline treatment makes the forms read more as drawn shapes than text color.
Best suited to large-scale applications such as headlines, mastheads, pull quotes, invitations, and brand marks where the outline detail can remain intact. It can also work for luxe packaging and fashion/editorial layouts, especially when paired with ample tracking and generous leading.
The overall tone is sophisticated and understated, with a couture/editorial sensibility. Its fine outlines feel airy and premium, leaning toward gallery, fragrance, and high-end packaging aesthetics rather than utilitarian text.
The design appears intended to translate a classic serif skeleton into a contemporary outline treatment, emphasizing elegance, negative space, and a light touch. It prioritizes visual refinement and display presence over dense text color, offering an ornamental yet structured typographic voice.
Because the design is purely outlined, legibility and stroke continuity depend heavily on size and reproduction conditions; the thinnest areas may visually break up at small sizes or on low-resolution outputs. The figures and capitals have a display-like presence, and the interior contours create a distinctive shimmer when set in lines of text.