Outline Epby 7 is a very light, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logo, packaging, signage, vintage, scholastic, formal, playful, display, ornamentation, heritage, engraved look, engraved, serifed, inline, outlined, bracketed.
An outlined serif with an inline, hollow construction: each letterform is defined by a thin outer contour and a second inner contour that creates a consistent inset channel. Proportions are broad with generous counters and open apertures, and the rhythm feels steady and deliberate. Serifs are bracketed and slightly flared, with rounded joins and softened terminals that keep the outlines from feeling brittle. The lowercase shows a traditional, bookish skeleton (two-storey a and g), while figures are similarly open and rounded, maintaining the same inset-outline logic across the set.
Well-suited for headlines, short phrases, and titling where the outlined/inline effect can be appreciated—posters, packaging, signage, and brand marks. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers, especially when paired with a solid text face for longer reading.
The overall tone reads as classic and institutional, like engraved signage or traditional editorial titling, but the hollow inline treatment adds a light, decorative bounce. It feels simultaneously formal and a bit theatrical, giving familiar serif shapes a more display-forward presence.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a traditional serif through an engraved, outline-and-inline construction, creating a decorative display voice without abandoning conventional letterform structure. Its wide proportions and open interiors suggest an emphasis on clarity at large sizes and a distinctive, classic presence in branding and titling.
Because the design relies on delicate outlines and interior channels, it presents best when there is enough size and contrast to preserve the inner spacing. The inset is fairly even throughout, which helps maintain consistency across straight stems, bowls, and diagonals.