Outline Elko 7 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: sports, posters, headlines, logos, apparel, sporty, retro, playful, dynamic, comic, motion, impact, branding, nostalgia, fun, slanted, outlined, inline, boldish, chunky.
A slanted, high-energy outline face built from chunky, rounded sans forms. Strokes are drawn primarily as outer contours with a consistent inline/outlined construction, leaving the interiors open and emphasizing the perimeter. Terminals are softly squared and corners are rounded, creating a smooth rhythm despite the strong forward lean. Proportions are compact with sturdy caps and a moderate x-height, and the numerals follow the same outlined, slightly condensed, athletic silhouette.
Best suited for display applications such as sports titles, event posters, team or club branding, packaging callouts, and merchandise graphics. It can work effectively for short bursts of text—headlines, badges, and signage—where its outlined silhouette and forward slant can carry the visual hierarchy.
The overall tone feels fast, lively, and nostalgic, evoking sports branding and classic headline lettering. The outlined treatment reads as bold and attention-grabbing without filling in the counters, giving it a buoyant, playful character. The italic slant adds motion and a sense of urgency that suits energetic messaging.
The design appears intended to deliver a high-impact, motion-forward display style using an outline construction and rounded, athletic letterforms. Its emphasis on silhouette and slant suggests use in branding and headline contexts where energy and visibility are prioritized over long-form readability.
The contour-only construction means internal spaces remain largely white, so the font’s impact depends on strong contrast against the background. In the sample text, the outline and slant create a prominent silhouette that stays legible at display sizes, while finer details may diminish when scaled down or used on busy imagery.