Outline Kava 1 is a very light, wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, sports branding, signage, sporty, retro, technical, arcade, industrial, display impact, retro sport, technical labeling, geometric branding, octagonal, chamfered, geometric, blocky, outlined.
A geometric, block-built outline face with squared proportions and frequent chamfered corners that create an octagonal silhouette. Strokes are rendered as a single, even-weight contour with open counters, giving letters a hollow, wireframe look. Terminals are mostly flat and squared off, and many curves are simplified into angled segments for a crisp, engineered rhythm. The lowercase follows the same modular construction with a large x-height and compact ascenders/descenders, keeping texture dense and uniform in words.
Best suited to headlines, posters, logos, and sports or event branding where the outlined, chamfered geometry can be appreciated at display sizes. It can also work for signage, UI labels, and titles when you want an airy, technical look without heavy fill.
The overall tone feels sporty and retro, reminiscent of varsity lettering, arcade interfaces, and technical labeling. Its hollow construction reads energetic and graphic rather than quiet or literary, lending a display-forward character that feels bold through shape even without filled strokes.
The design appears intended to deliver a strong, blocky presence through an outlined construction, combining modular geometry with chamfered corners to evoke athletic and industrial cues while staying visually light and open.
In text settings the outline-only drawing makes the interior white space prominent, so the design reads best at larger sizes or with sufficient stroke thickness on screen/print to keep counters and joints clear. The angular treatment is consistent across rounds like C, G, O, and Q, reinforcing a cohesive, machined aesthetic.