Outline Lyly 13 is a regular weight, very wide, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: display, headlines, logotypes, posters, ui titles, futuristic, techno, sci‑fi, retro, mechanical, sci‑fi styling, tech branding, wireframe look, geometric display, modular construction, geometric, squared, angular, inline, monoline.
A geometric, squared outline face built from monoline contours with a consistent double-line/inline treatment running through many strokes. Corners are predominantly sharp with occasional chamfered or angled terminals, and bowls are rendered as rectangular or rounded-rectangle frames rather than filled forms. The construction favors long horizontals and extended proportions, with simple, modular geometry and minimal stroke modulation. Counters are largely open interior space bounded by the outline, producing crisp, high-structure letterforms that read as engineered shapes rather than calligraphic writing.
Best suited for display contexts such as headlines, posters, game/film titling, tech branding, and logotypes where the outline construction can be appreciated. It also fits short UI or dashboard-style titles and labels, especially in larger sizes or high-contrast layouts where the open interiors remain clear.
The overall tone is futuristic and mechanical, evoking control panels, arcade-era sci‑fi titling, and industrial interface graphics. Its outlined, inline structure gives a lightweight, wireframe feel that reads as technical and synthetic rather than warm or literary.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, engineered sci‑fi voice through modular, squared geometry and an outline-plus-inline construction. It prioritizes distinctive silhouette and graphic texture over conventional text readability, aiming for a sleek, technical display presence.
In text settings the repeated internal line motif becomes a strong texture and can visually dominate at smaller sizes, while at larger sizes it reinforces a distinctive “circuit/track” rhythm. The squared forms and segmented joins create a consistent modular personality across caps, lowercase, and numerals.