Outline Dele 8 is a light, very wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, playful, retro, cheerful, bold, cartoony, display impact, playfulness, dimensional effect, nostalgia, rounded, bubbly, soft corners, shadowed, inline.
A rounded, bubble-like outline design with open counters and smooth, inflated silhouettes. The strokes are rendered as a thin outer contour with an internal offset/inline that creates a cut-in, pseudo-3D feeling; several glyphs also show a consistent undershadow-like contour that reinforces the dimensional look. Terminals are soft and corners are heavily radiused, while widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, giving the alphabet a lively, hand-drawn rhythm. The numerals follow the same puffy geometry, with broad bowls and generous interior space, emphasizing shape over precision.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, headlines, playful branding, packaging, and signage where the dimensional outline effect can read clearly. It can also work for short callouts or event graphics, but is less appropriate for dense body copy due to its decorative multi-contour construction.
The overall tone is upbeat and nostalgic, evoking signage and display lettering with a friendly, cartoon sensibility. Its dimensional outline treatment reads as decorative and attention-seeking rather than formal, projecting a casual, fun voice.
The font appears designed to deliver a bold, friendly display voice using an outline-plus-inline construction that mimics dimensional cartoon lettering. The wide, rounded forms and consistent shadow/inline motif suggest an emphasis on impact and personality over typographic neutrality.
The outline and inner offset create multiple close contours, so the design benefits from sufficient size and contrast to keep the internal separations clear. Spacing appears intentionally loose and expansive, supporting airy word shapes in headlines.