Outline Vape 2 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, signage, deco, whimsical, retro, playful, theatrical, decorative texture, vintage display, carved look, signage impact, stencil-like, geometric, rounded, notched, cutout.
This typeface uses heavy, compact letterforms with rounded corners and a mostly geometric skeleton. Many glyphs include deliberate interior cutouts, notches, and small wedge-shaped apertures that break up the mass and create a carved, stencil-like rhythm. Curves tend toward pill and oval shapes (notably in O/0, C, and bowls), while straight stems are blocky and squared-off; terminals often feel clipped rather than tapered. The lowercase maintains simple, single-storey constructions with consistent thickness and intermittent incisions that echo the caps, producing a cohesive, decorative texture across the set.
It performs best at display sizes where the internal cutouts remain clear—posters, headlines, brand marks, packaging fronts, and signage. The strong silhouettes make it useful for short phrases and titles that need instant character, while longer passages may feel visually busy due to the frequent interior breaks.
The overall tone feels vintage and theatrical, with a playful “carved sign” character that reads as both retro and slightly eccentric. The repeating cutout motifs add a crafty, hand-worked flavor while keeping the forms bold and graphic, giving text a distinctive, attention-grabbing voice.
The design appears intended to fuse sturdy, geometric letterforms with decorative interior carving, creating a bold display face that feels retro and crafted. Its cutout details suggest an emphasis on distinctive texture and personality over neutrality, aiming for memorable, stylized typography in branding and editorial titling.
The punctuation-like voids and internal breaks are applied unevenly by design, creating a lively, display-first color rather than a purely systematic pattern. Numerals follow the same approach, with enclosed forms emphasized by oval counters and occasional internal slits that reinforce the font’s ornamental identity.