Outline Koto 3 is a light, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, comics, playful, hand-drawn, comic, bouncy, friendly, playfulness, informality, handmade, attention, rounded, quirky, irregular, outlined, cartoonish.
A lively outline display face with chunky, rounded letterforms and an intentionally uneven, hand-drawn contour. Strokes are represented by a single outer line, giving the characters a hollow interior and a light, airy color on the page. Curves are soft and bulbous while corners are slightly wobbly, creating an organic rhythm with small variations in width and stance across glyphs. Counters tend to be generous and open, and the overall proportions lean wide and buoyant, with simplified, bold shapes that prioritize immediate recognition over precision.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, posters, stickers, packaging callouts, and playful branding. It also works well for children’s materials, party invites, and comic-style captions where a friendly, hand-drawn feel is desired. Because it’s an outline style, it benefits from generous sizing and spacing for maximum clarity.
The font projects a cheerful, informal tone with a cartoon-like bounce. Its sketchy outlines and playful proportions feel personable and kid-friendly, evoking doodles, comics, and casual handmade signage. The overall impression is energetic and approachable rather than formal or restrained.
The design appears intended to deliver a fun, approachable display voice through bubbly proportions and a deliberately imperfect outline, mimicking marker or pen-drawn lettering. The hollow construction provides a lightweight presence while keeping the forms bold and attention-getting.
The outline construction makes the characters read best at larger sizes, where the uneven contour becomes a feature rather than noise. Figures and capitals share the same rounded, animated construction, and the set maintains a consistent “bubble-outline” look across letters and numerals.