Outline Pone 5 is a light, very wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, signage, logotypes, packaging, headlines, western, playful, vintage, rustic, poster-like, signage feel, retro display, decorative outline, softened slab, slab serif, rounded, inline, soft corners, cartoonish.
A rounded slab-serif outline with an interior inline that creates a double-contour, “hollow” look. Strokes are monoline in feeling, with smooth, softened corners and gently swollen terminals rather than sharp bracketed joins. The letterforms are broad and open, with generous counters and simple, sturdy geometry; curves are clean and circular, while horizontals and serifs read as chunky caps. Lowercase forms are friendly and compact, with a single-storey a and g and generally wide bowls that keep the texture airy despite the outline construction.
Best suited to display settings where the outline effect can be appreciated—posters, storefront-style signage, event titles, packaging labels, and bold wordmarks. It works especially well when paired with solid fills or background colors that enhance the hollow contours, and it’s most effective at medium to large sizes rather than dense body text.
The overall tone evokes old-time signage and casual display typography—approachable, a bit kitschy, and distinctly Americana in flavor. The outlined, double-line construction reads like hand-painted or routed lettering, giving it a nostalgic, fairground/rodeo poster energy while staying light and upbeat.
The design appears intended to capture a classic sign-painter/woodtype vibe in an outline format, prioritizing strong silhouettes, friendly proportions, and a decorative double-line treatment for attention-grabbing titles.
The outline and inline are consistently spaced, which helps maintain clarity in larger sizes and gives the font a distinctive “sticker” or “badge” silhouette. Numerals follow the same rounded, slabby logic, keeping the set cohesive for headlines and short callouts.