Outline Poba 12 is a very light, very wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, posters, signage, packaging, retro, technical, sporty, industrial, playful, display impact, retro-tech, lightweight presence, geometric clarity, rounded, geometric, monoline, inline, square.
This is an outline display face built from a single, monoline contour with rounded corners and broadly squared, geometric proportions. Uppercase forms are wide and blocky with softened terminals and open counters, while lowercase follows a simplified, modern sans rhythm with single-storey constructions and minimal modulation. Curves are smooth and consistent, diagonals are clean, and spacing feels generous, producing a crisp, airy texture where the drawn edge defines the letter rather than filled mass.
Best suited for large sizes where the outline can read cleanly: headlines, title treatments, logos, posters, and wayfinding or display signage. It also works well for packaging accents and UI/overlay graphics where a lightweight, high-impact outline style is desired, but it is less ideal for dense body text or small labels.
The overall tone reads upbeat and contemporary with a distinct retro-tech flavor—like signage, arcade-era graphics, or sporty branding rendered as a lightweight wireframe. Its openness makes it feel friendly and non-threatening, while the squared geometry keeps it precise and engineered.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, wide display silhouette without heavy fill, using a clean outline to create presence while staying airy. Its consistent geometry and rounded corners suggest a focus on modern branding, sporty titles, and retro-futuristic graphic systems.
Because the design is contour-only, interiors and junctions stay visually uncluttered, and the rounded corners help prevent the wide forms from feeling harsh. Numerals match the same wide, squared construction, keeping the set consistent for headlines and prominent numeric callouts.