Outline Ohly 2 is a very light, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logo marks, packaging, signage, retro, architectural, technical, airy, clean, display focus, retro modernity, geometric clarity, light presence, outline, monoline, geometric, squared, open counters.
A monoline outline design with clean, even contours and generous horizontal proportions. The shapes lean geometric with squared curves, flat terminals, and consistent corner handling, producing a crisp, constructed rhythm. Counters are open and the inner/outer outlines track closely, keeping the letterforms legible despite the hollow treatment; round letters like O/C/Q read smoothly while straight-sided forms (E/F/H/N) feel engineered and stable. Numerals follow the same open, outlined construction with simple, wide silhouettes.
Best suited to display contexts such as headlines, posters, signage, packaging, and identity work where the outlined construction can breathe. It can also work for short UI labels or section headers when set at larger sizes, but it is less appropriate for long body text due to the delicate contour-only drawing.
The overall tone is airy and display-forward, with a retro sign-paint and Art Deco-adjacent flavor tempered by a modern, technical neatness. Its light, hollow presence feels elegant and understated rather than loud, giving headlines a refined, architectural character.
This font appears designed to provide a lightweight, spacious outline voice for attention-grabbing typography while maintaining a disciplined geometric structure. The consistent monoline contours and wide proportions suggest an emphasis on clarity, rhythm, and a modern-retro display aesthetic.
Because the strokes are rendered as outlines, the design depends on sufficient size and contrast with the background; in smaller settings the thin contours and interior spacing can visually soften. The wide set and open construction create a spacious texture, especially in all-caps lines and short phrases.