Outline Ebto 3 is a regular weight, wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, logos, packaging, bold, sporty, retro, playful, loud, display impact, retro branding, headline punch, sign-like clarity, slab serif, inline, outlined, blocky, bracketed.
A bold, slab-serif display face drawn as an outline with a narrow inline gap, creating a hollow, sign-painter feel. The letterforms are wide and blocky with strong rectangular structure, squared terminals, and softly bracketed slab serifs. Counters are generous and open, and the outlining stays consistent around curves and corners, giving the forms a stable, poster-like rhythm. Lowercase follows the same robust construction with a tall x-height and compact ascenders/descenders, keeping the texture dense and even in text-like settings.
Best suited to large-scale display work such as headlines, posters, storefront-style signage, and logo lockups where the outlined silhouette can carry the design. It can also work for punchy packaging callouts or merch graphics, especially when you want a bold presence without a filled-in color block.
The overall tone is attention-grabbing and extroverted, with a classic varsity/retro storefront energy. The outlined construction reads as decorative rather than utilitarian, adding a playful, embossed character that feels suited to headlines and signage.
The design appears intended to deliver a heavy, athletic slab-serif voice while using an outline treatment to add visual flair and a lighter interior color footprint. Its proportions and consistent contouring prioritize impact and clarity at display sizes over subtlety in long-form reading.
The outline-only build makes the face sensitive to background complexity: it reads crisply on clean, high-contrast backgrounds and at larger sizes where the inner gap remains clear. Round letters (O, C, G) keep a smooth silhouette while maintaining the same sturdy, squared-off attitude as straight-sided forms.