Outline Weko 8 is a light, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, comics, playful, hand-drawn, casual, friendly, quirky, whimsy, casualness, diy feel, display impact, approachability, outlined, rounded, wobbly, cartoonish, informal.
A hand-drawn outline face with single-line contours that form hollow lettershapes. Strokes are consistently light and low-contrast, with slightly wobbly edges and softly rounded corners throughout. Proportions lean compact and chunky, with generous counters and simple, open forms that keep the outline readable. Spacing and sidebearings feel relaxed, adding to an uneven, organic rhythm that resembles marker or pen tracing rather than geometric construction.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as headlines, posters, book covers, and packaging where a playful outline look is desired. It can work well for kid-oriented materials, comics, stickers, or casual branding accents, especially when set large or paired with a solid text face for body copy.
The overall tone is playful and approachable, with a doodled, cartoon-like energy. Its imperfect outlines and bouncy shapes suggest informality, humor, and a crafty, DIY sensibility rather than precision or formality.
The design appears intended to deliver a friendly, hand-rendered outline aesthetic—like letters traced with a fine marker—prioritizing character and charm over strict regularity. It aims to add a light, whimsical voice and a crafted feel to display typography.
The outline construction means the face gains clarity at medium-to-large sizes where the interior whitespace reads cleanly; at smaller sizes the thin contour and internal gaps may visually soften. Numerals and caps match the same rounded, sketched contour language, keeping the set cohesive.