Outline Anmu 9 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, signage, packaging, collegiate, vintage, assertive, playful, poster-ready, display impact, vintage signage, collegiate tone, decorative clarity, slab serif, inline, shadowed, bracketed, rounded joins.
A heavy slab-serif design built as an outline with an inner inline that creates a hollow, sign-painted look. Stems are thick and high-contrast in presence, with squared, bracketed serifs and softly rounded corners that keep the shapes friendly rather than rigid. Counters are generous and the lowercase reads large, supported by a tall x-height and open bowls; the overall rhythm is steady, with slightly irregular internal spacing from the double-line construction. Numerals match the letters’ robust proportions and outlined treatment, maintaining consistent stroke thickness and serif structure.
Best suited to display work such as posters, event titles, sports or campus-inspired branding, and signage where the outlined construction can read cleanly. It also works well for packaging and labels that benefit from a vintage, stamped or signboard feel, especially at medium to large sizes.
The font projects a classic collegiate and old-poster energy, mixing authority with a slightly whimsical, display-forward character. Its outlined, inline construction evokes vintage signage and headline typography, giving text a confident, attention-getting voice without feeling overly formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, classic slab-serif silhouette while adding decorative value through a hollow outline and inner inline, increasing visual impact for headlines and branded phrases. Its proportions prioritize legibility and presence, aiming for a familiar retro/collegiate tone with strong shelf and poster appeal.
The outline-plus-inline drawing produces strong figure/ground interplay, which can appear darker at small sizes or when tightly tracked, while becoming crisp and decorative at larger settings. The slab serifs and squared terminals help maintain structure in dense text, but the ornamental interior line makes it most visually effective when given room to breathe.