Outline Liho 9 is a regular weight, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, game ui, packaging, retro, arcade, playful, technical, digital, pixel aesthetic, retro ui, display impact, modular design, pixelated, outlined, monoline, angular, boxy.
An outlined, pixel-like display face built from squared contours and stepped corners. The stroke is monoline and consistently spaced, with hollow counters that read as cut-out interiors rather than filled strokes. Curves are rendered as short orthogonal segments, giving bowls and diagonals a blocky, stair-stepped rhythm. Proportions are compact with a sturdy baseline presence; forms lean geometric and modular, and widths vary by character in a way that keeps the texture lively while staying visually consistent across the set.
Best suited to short display settings where the outline and stepped geometry can be appreciated: titles, logos, posters, game interfaces, and tech-themed packaging or labels. It will perform most clearly at medium-to-large sizes and in high-contrast color pairings where the hollow interior remains distinct.
The overall tone feels retro-digital and game-adjacent, with a playful, screen-era crispness. Its outlined construction reads light and wiry while still feeling chunky and mechanical, evoking arcade UI, pixel art, and schematic labeling.
The design appears intended to translate a pixel/grid aesthetic into a clean outline font, preserving the blocky construction of bitmap lettering while keeping the interior open for a lighter, more flexible display texture.
The open interior and single-line outline create strong figure/ground interplay on light backgrounds; at smaller sizes the outline can visually break up, while at larger sizes the stepped detailing becomes a defining stylistic feature. Round letters like O/Q retain a square, inset counter, reinforcing the grid-based logic throughout.