Outline Kafi 1 is a very light, normal width, low contrast, italic, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, sports branding, event promo, logotypes, sporty, retro, dynamic, playful, techy, speed cue, display impact, branding, futuristic retro, lightweight boldness, slanted, rounded, squared, outlined, monoline.
A slanted, monoline outline face built from rounded-rectangle forms and softly squared corners. Letterforms are wide-shouldered with generous counters and a high, open lowercase structure; curves tend to be inflated and geometric rather than calligraphic. The stroke is drawn as a clean outer contour with consistent thickness, producing a crisp hollow look; terminals and joins are smoothed, while some glyphs incorporate small notches and angular cuts that add bite. Overall spacing and rhythm feel steady and engineered, with simplified constructions that keep the texture even in longer lines.
Best used at large sizes where the outline construction and interior space can stay clear—posters, headlines, sports and esports identities, event promotions, packaging callouts, and bold wordmarks. On busy backgrounds, it benefits from ample size or added fill/contrast treatments to preserve the hollow contours.
The tone is energetic and forward-leaning, evoking motorsport and athletic branding with a retro-futuristic edge. Its hollow construction reads as bold and attention-grabbing without heavy color, giving it a lively, airy presence suited to display settings.
The design appears aimed at delivering a fast, contemporary display voice through a consistent italic slant and rounded-rect geometry, while using an outline-only build to keep the look lightweight and adaptable. The added notches and squared curves suggest an intention to blend friendliness with performance-oriented sharpness.
The character set leans on geometric modularity: rounded bowls, flattened horizontals, and subtly squared arcs create a cohesive, synthetic feel. Numerals follow the same inflated, sporty logic, maintaining consistent contour weight and slant for a unified headline texture.