Outline Yihe 1 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, halloween, event flyers, logos, spooky, carnival, vintage, handmade, playful, retro poster, spooky display, hand-drawn texture, novelty headline, theatrical tone, wobbly, irregular, condensed, quirky, jagged.
An outline display face with tall, compact proportions and an intentionally uneven hand-drawn contour. Strokes are formed by a single outer line with a hollow interior, and the outline thickness varies subtly, creating a jittery rhythm. Corners are mostly squared with small bumps and waviness, while curves feel slightly pinched and imperfect, reinforcing a rough, organic texture. Spacing is fairly tight and the overall silhouette reads condensed, with lively inconsistencies from glyph to glyph that keep the texture animated in text.
Best suited to display settings where its irregular outline can be appreciated: posters, headlines, event flyers, seasonal/Halloween graphics, and bold logo wordmarks. It works well when you want a vintage, spooky or carnival tone, especially at medium-to-large sizes where the wavy contours stay crisp and intentional.
The font communicates a spooky, sideshow energy—part haunted poster, part carnival sign—mixing eeriness with humor. Its rough outlines and wobbling forms suggest something aged, handmade, and intentionally distorted, making it feel theatrical rather than formal.
The design appears intended to emulate hand-inked outline lettering with a deliberately distressed, jittery perimeter—aimed at attention-grabbing display typography with a horror/carnival poster flavor.
The interior counters remain open and clear despite the distressed outline, helping recognition at larger sizes. The texture is baked into the contours (not a separate pattern), so it reads as a continuous shaky stroke around each letterform.