Outline Egpa 1 is a light, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, packaging, invitations, victorian, gothic, whimsical, antique, decorative, atmosphere, ornament, vintage drama, spooky flair, display impact, ornate, distressed, hand-drawn, rough, spiky.
A decorative display face built from slender serif letterforms whose strokes are rendered as open contours with an internal, irregular “wormed” texture. The drawing feels intentionally uneven: outlines wobble, terminals taper into sharp hooks, and counters are generously open, giving the alphabet an airy, cut-out look. Serifs are small and varied, with many letters showing jagged, flame-like notches and localized swelling along curves, producing a lively, slightly chaotic rhythm. Numerals follow the same outlined construction, with high contrast between delicate lines and large interior spaces that keeps the set visually light on the page.
Best suited to short-form display settings such as posters, chapter titles, book covers, and themed packaging where the outlined, textured construction can be appreciated. It also works well for event invitations or branding in gothic, vintage, or fantasy contexts, especially when paired with a simpler companion for body copy.
The overall tone is spooky-antique and storybook-like—evoking Victorian ephemera, curiosity-cabinet labeling, and slightly macabre fantasy. The textured interiors and prickly terminals add a mischievous, eerie edge, while the open construction keeps it playful rather than heavy.
This font appears designed to translate classic serif proportions into an outlined, textured showpiece, prioritizing atmosphere and character over neutrality. The irregular inner cut-outs and sharpened terminals suggest an intent to feel aged, ornamental, and slightly uncanny—like printed lettering from old broadsides or haunted storybooks.
The internal texture is not a uniform inline; it varies from glyph to glyph, creating a handcrafted, distressed impression. In running text the open contours can shimmer visually, so the face reads best when given enough size and spacing to let the outlines and interior cut-outs resolve cleanly.