Inline Asbi 1 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, signage, logotypes, industrial, poster, retro, playful, rugged, impact, texture, dimensionality, compact fit, vintage print, condensed, blocky, angular, stencil-like, ink-trap.
A condensed, heavy display face built from tall, blocky forms with squared corners and slightly irregular contours. The strokes are carved with a consistent inline channel that reads as a white cut through the black mass, giving each glyph a hollowed, cut-out feel. Curves are minimized in favor of angular turns and flattened bowls; counters are compact and often squared-off. The drawing shows deliberate roughness in the interior cut and edges, with small notches and uneven inking that create a hand-printed texture while maintaining a steady vertical rhythm.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as posters, headlines, event graphics, packaging fronts, and bold logotypes where the inline carving can be appreciated. It can work for brief subheads or pull quotes, but the dense interiors and texture make it less comfortable for long passages or small UI sizes.
The font carries a gritty, utilitarian attitude—part woodtype poster, part stamped signage. Its inline carving and condensed stance add drama and urgency, while the slightly distressed details keep it lively and tactile rather than sterile.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum impact in a compact width, using an inline carve to add dimensionality and a handcrafted print vibe. The controlled irregularities suggest a goal of evoking stamped, cut, or distressed display lettering while staying legible and rhythmically consistent.
Letterforms keep a consistent, upright structure and tight sidebearings, but widths vary enough to avoid monotony in text. The inline detail becomes more prominent at larger sizes, where the carved channels and small interior kinks read as intentional texture rather than noise.