Outline Akry 2 is a regular weight, wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, signage, retro, playful, arcade, bold, technical, display impact, retro styling, dimensional effect, branding, rounded, blocky, monoline, inline shadow, outlined.
A rounded, block-constructed outline design with a consistent stroke and open interiors, creating a hollow, two-line contour look. Corners are softly squared and counters are generously sized, giving the forms an airy, engineered feel despite the heavy silhouette. Many glyphs include a small offset inline/shadow detail that reads like a built-in drop shadow along one side, adding depth and directionality. Curves are simplified into chunky arcs, horizontals and verticals feel sturdy, and spacing appears comfortable for display settings.
Best suited to display typography such as headlines, posters, and logo wordmarks where the hollow outline and built-in shadow can provide strong personality. It can work well for product packaging, event graphics, and signage that benefits from a retro, dimensional look. For longer reading, it’s more effective in short phrases or large sizes rather than dense paragraphs.
The overall tone feels retro-futuristic and game-like, combining friendly rounded geometry with a punchy, attention-grabbing outline. The inline shadow effect adds a lively, dimensional accent that suggests signage, arcade cabinets, and playful tech branding. It balances a utilitarian, modular construction with a lighthearted presence.
The design appears intended to deliver a compact, modular display style with a clear outline-first identity and an embedded shadow/inline cue for depth. Its rounded geometry and simplified curves suggest a focus on friendliness and impact, optimized for attention and stylistic character over quiet text neutrality.
The outline construction and internal shadow detail increase visual complexity, which is most legible at medium-to-large sizes where the contour and offset feature can be clearly resolved. Numerals and capitals share the same rounded, blocky logic, keeping the set cohesive in headlines and short bursts of text.