Outline Akli 3 is a light, very wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, sports branding, packaging, collegiate, retro, playful, bold, festive, dimensionality, vintage display, attention grabbing, signage look, slab serif, inline, drop shadow, poster, display.
A wide, slab-serif display face built from hollow outlines with a consistent inner inline and a hard offset shadow that reads like a cut-paper or stamped effect. Strokes are mostly straight-sided with squared terminals, while counters are generous and open, keeping the letterforms readable despite the outline construction. The overall rhythm is sturdy and blocky, with pronounced horizontals and bracket-free slab feet, plus a crisp, graphic contrast between the thin contour lines and the white interior.
Best suited for large-size applications where the outline and shadow can read cleanly: headlines, posters, event graphics, sports or school-themed branding, and punchy packaging. It can also work for short wordmarks or titles where a dimensional, vintage display look is desired.
The combination of outlined construction and offset shadow gives a nostalgic, show-card energy that feels collegiate and celebratory. It suggests vintage signage and team-lettering aesthetics while staying lighthearted and attention-grabbing.
The design appears intended to deliver an instantly recognizable, dimensional slab-serif display style using outline-only letterforms, maximizing impact through width, open counters, and a consistent drop-shadow offset.
The shadow consistently drops to one side, creating a strong sense of depth and separation even without fill. Numerals follow the same blocky, outlined logic, with rounded forms (like 0, 6, 8, 9) balancing the otherwise angular structure.