Shadow Elhi 3 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, stickers, playful, retro, bold, comic, poster-like, dimensional impact, retro display, playful branding, signage feel, inline, outlined, offset shadow, chunky, rounded.
A chunky, heavy display face built from rounded, compact forms with a consistent outlined construction and an inline/hollow interior. Each glyph is paired with a hard offset shadow that reads as a second layer, creating a dimensional cut-paper effect. Curves are broad and smooth while corners are simplified and slightly squared off, giving the letters a friendly, blocky geometry. Counters are generous and the outline weight stays fairly even, helping the shadowed silhouette remain legible in short bursts.
Best suited to posters, headlines, branding marks, and packaging where a bold, dimensional look is desired. It works well for playful editorial callouts, event graphics, and merchandise-style typography, but is less appropriate for long text due to the prominent outline and shadow detail.
The overall tone is upbeat and throwback, evoking mid‑century signage, comics, and novelty packaging. The offset shadow adds a lively sense of movement and depth, making the face feel energetic and attention-seeking rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver instant visual impact through a layered outline-and-shadow construction, combining friendly, rounded letterforms with a strong pseudo-3D offset. Its consistent shadow direction and simplified shapes suggest a focus on reproducible, sign-like display typography.
The shadow is consistently offset in one direction, producing a crisp two-tone look even in single-color rendering. Numerals and capitals read especially strong due to their wide, rounded bowls and simplified joins; the effect is most convincing at display sizes where the outline and shadow have room to breathe.