Outline Tyli 6 is a light, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, posters, book covers, branding, whimsical, storybook, playful, hand-drawn, vintage, ornamental display, whimsical tone, vintage feel, airy texture, outlined, monoline, rounded, curly terminals, decorative.
A decorative outline roman with monoline contours and open counters, giving every letter a hollow, airy presence. The forms are upright and generally wide, with softly rounded curves and slightly irregular, hand-drawn geometry that keeps the rhythm lively. Serifs are present but lightly articulated, often flaring or curling into small hooks, while joins and terminals show gentle swelling and casual asymmetry. Uppercase shapes lean toward classical proportions, and the lowercase introduces more personality through looped descenders and curled entry/exit strokes; numerals follow the same outlined construction with ornate, oldstyle-like silhouettes.
Best suited to display settings where the outline detail can remain clear: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, and brand marks seeking a quirky, vintage-leaning personality. It can work in short phrases or pull quotes, especially when given ample size and breathing room on the page.
The overall tone is playful and literary, evoking bookish ornament, vintage signage, and a light theatrical flair. Its outline construction feels breezy rather than bold, while the curly terminals add a friendly, whimsical voice.
The design appears intended to provide an ornamental outline alternative to a traditional serif, combining readable skeletons with hand-drawn quirks and curled terminals for a distinctive, storybook-friendly display voice.
The outlined strokes create strong interior negative space that can visually fill in at small sizes or in busy layouts, and the bouncy spacing and irregular details are most apparent in longer text samples. Round letters (O/Q/0) emphasize the hollow look especially strongly, and the ampersand and figures carry the same ornamental, curly styling as the alphabet.