Outline Deke 2 is a light, very wide, high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, packaging, signage, retro, futuristic, sporty, playful, tech, motion, dimensionality, display impact, streamlined forms, rounded, oblique, inline, monoline, geometric.
A slanted outline display face with very wide, rounded letterforms and an airy, open interior. Strokes are drawn as clean contours with a consistent, light presence, and many glyphs include a subtle inline/offset secondary contour that reads like a built-in shadow. Terminals are softly squared and curved, counters are generous, and the overall rhythm is driven by smooth, continuous curves rather than sharp joins. Spacing and widths vary noticeably across glyphs, giving the set a lively, custom-drawn feel while maintaining a coherent geometric construction.
Best suited to display applications where the outline and inline detail can remain clear: headlines, poster titles, event graphics, sports or tech branding, and packaging callouts. It can also work for short UI labels or signage when set large enough to preserve the open counters and thin contours.
The font projects a retro-futurist, sporty tone—evoking late-20th-century sci‑fi titling, arcade graphics, and streamlined automotive or athletics branding. Its hollow construction keeps it light and buoyant, while the oblique stance adds motion and energy.
The design appears intended as a dynamic outline titling face that combines width, slant, and rounded geometry to deliver fast, attention-grabbing word shapes. The added inner contour suggests an aim toward dimensionality without using a filled weight, keeping layouts visually light while still bold in silhouette.
The outline construction means interior whitespace does much of the work, so the design reads best at medium to large sizes. The built-in inner contour can create a dimensional, sign-painted effect, especially in words with many curves (C, G, O, S) and in rounded numerals.