Outline Ilhi 1 is a regular weight, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, packaging, brand marks, western, vintage, playful, circus, diy, display impact, retro mood, sign lettering, woodtype revival, slab serif, outlined, inline, rounded, soft corners.
An outlined slab-serif design with a bold outer contour and an inner inline that creates a hollow, sign-painter feel. Strokes are generally even in thickness with softly rounded corners, and the serifs read as sturdy, bracketed slabs rather than sharp wedges. Curves are generously open and slightly bulbous, giving the counters a friendly, spacious rhythm, while the outline and inline maintain consistent spacing across letters and numerals. Overall proportions lean broad, with clear, simple construction that stays legible even with the decorative outline treatment.
Best suited to display applications such as posters, headlines, storefront-style signage, and packaging where the outlined construction can breathe. It also works well for short brand phrases or badges, especially when a vintage or Western-leaning mood is desired; in dense paragraph text the decorative outline is likely to become busy.
The font carries a nostalgic, show-poster tone—part Western woodtype, part carnival lettering. Its hollow outline and soft slabs make it feel approachable and slightly whimsical, with a handcrafted flavor rather than a slick corporate voice.
The design appears intended to evoke classic woodtype and sign lettering through slab serifs and a clean outline/inline build, prioritizing eye-catching presence and a nostalgic character over minimalism. Its consistent contour treatment suggests it was drawn to reproduce reliably across large-scale titles and graphic compositions.
The outline/inline structure gives the face strong presence at display sizes, and the open interiors help keep forms readable. The numerals match the letterforms closely in contour logic, reinforcing a cohesive, poster-ready set.