Outline Yigu 3 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, signage, logos, retro, circus, playful, handmade, quirky, vintage look, theatrical flair, hand-drawn texture, attention grabbing, condensed, outline, display, irregular, wobbly.
A condensed outline display face with tall, narrow proportions and a consistent single-line contour that forms hollow letter interiors. The stroke path has an intentionally uneven, hand-drawn wobble, creating soft corners, slight bulges, and subtly shifting widths from glyph to glyph. Capitals are upright and compact with simplified, blocky structures, while lowercase maintains the same narrow stance and modest x-height. Numerals follow the same outlined construction, with open counters and slightly eccentric curves that reinforce the handmade rhythm.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing settings such as headlines, posters, event graphics, packaging, and playful branding marks. It works well when you want an outlined look with a handmade texture, and when there is enough size and spacing for the interior whitespace to remain clear.
The overall tone feels vintage and theatrical, with a lively, imperfect charm that reads like inked lettering for posters or signage. Its jittery outline adds energy and humor, leaning toward whimsical and slightly spooky-carnival atmospheres rather than strict formality.
The design appears intended to evoke hand-inked, vintage display lettering through a hollow outline construction and deliberately imperfect contours, prioritizing character and texture over neutral readability.
Because the design relies on contour only, the letters appear airy and light on the page despite their tall presence. The narrow set and irregular outlines create a strong texture in lines of text, which can become busy at small sizes or in dense paragraphs.