Inline Kone 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, event promo, retro, sporty, lively, confident, playful, display impact, dimensional effect, hand-lettered feel, retro styling, script, brushlike, slanted, rounded, swashy.
A slanted, brush-script display face with thick, rounded strokes and a carved inline highlight that runs through the main stems and bowls. Letterforms are energetic and slightly irregular in rhythm, with tapered entries, soft terminals, and occasional small flicks that suggest a hand-drawn marker or sign-painting tool. Uppercase shapes lean toward compact, punchy silhouettes, while the lowercase is more flowing and connected in feel, maintaining consistent stroke weight with an inner stripe that adds a dimensional, engraved effect. Numerals echo the same bold, curvy construction and keep the inline detail prominent for strong impact.
Best for display typography such as headlines, posters, storefront or product-style branding, and short, punchy copy on packaging or labels where the inline highlight can read clearly. It also works well for team/sport-inspired graphics, retro-themed promotions, and social media titles where strong texture and slant help create motion.
The overall tone is upbeat and attention-getting, combining a nostalgic sign-lettering feel with a sporty, poster-ready punch. The inline highlight reads as a built-in sheen, giving the text a lively, showy character that feels at home in branding meant to feel fun, confident, and a bit theatrical.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold script look with built-in dimensionality, using an internal highlight to mimic sign-painting shine or engraved lettering. Its proportions and stroke behavior prioritize instant recognition and decorative impact over quiet readability, positioning it as a characterful display face.
The inline cut gives counters and heavy strokes extra articulation, but it also increases visual texture, making the face better suited to larger sizes than dense body copy. Curves are emphasized throughout (C, G, S, O-like forms), and the consistent rightward slant helps maintain momentum across longer words and lines.