Outline Jivo 2 is a light, normal width, low contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, children's, greeting cards, playful, handmade, whimsical, vintage, crafty, handcrafted feel, playful display, sketch texture, casual charm, sketchy, irregular, monoline, decorative, quirky.
A slanted outline face with open, hollow letterforms built from a thin, monoline contour. Strokes are intentionally irregular, with a hand-drawn wobble and occasional inner notches and texture-like marks that make the outlines feel sketched rather than mechanical. Curves are soft and slightly inflated, while joins and terminals vary subtly from glyph to glyph, giving the set a lively, uneven rhythm. Spacing and widths are inconsistent in a natural way, reinforcing the informal, drawn-by-hand character across caps, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, invitations, greeting cards, craft branding, and playful packaging. It also works well for short quotes or pull-phrases where the hand-sketched outline can be appreciated, rather than dense body copy.
The overall tone is playful and crafty, with a whimsical, storybook quality that reads as casual and friendly rather than formal. The sketch-like outlines suggest doodles, handmade signage, or a lightly vintage display mood.
Likely designed to emulate a hand-drawn, sketched outline look—combining an italic gesture with imperfect contours and decorative internal marks to create personality and a casual, approachable presence in display typography.
Because the design is entirely contour-based with interior openness, it benefits from ample size and contrast against the background; the fine outline and textured detailing can visually soften at small text sizes. The italic slant and bouncy irregularity add motion, making lines of text feel animated and expressive.