Outline Syde 2 is a very light, narrow, medium contrast, upright, very short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, invitations, art deco, elegant, whimsical, ornamental, airy, decorative display, vintage glamour, engraved effect, title setting, monoline, outlined, inline detail, high waist, hairline serif.
A delicate all-caps and text face built from hairline outline strokes with frequent inline accents that read like a second parallel contour on stems and curves. Proportions are tall and slender with long ascenders and descenders and a notably small lowercase core, giving words a spiky, vertical rhythm. Curves are clean and geometric, while terminals often finish in fine, serif-like points or slight flares. Spacing feels open and the outlines keep counters bright, with small sizes likely emphasizing texture over conventional legibility.
Best suited for display applications where large sizes and generous tracking can let the outline construction and inline detailing read clearly—such as headlines, event posters, boutique packaging, menus, and invitation work. It can also serve as a distinctive brand mark or wordmark style, especially when a light, decorative presence is desired over dense text readability.
The overall tone is refined and theatrical, combining a jewelry-like lightness with a playful, vintage showcard sensibility. Its crisp outlines and stylized verticality evoke classic display typography associated with early 20th-century glamour and signage. The result feels poised and decorative rather than utilitarian.
This appears designed as a showcase outline face that prioritizes elegance and visual texture through hairline contours and inline detailing. The tall proportions and ornament-like construction suggest an intention to evoke period display lettering while remaining clean and geometric for modern layout use.
Uppercase forms carry the strongest personality, with several letters showing prominent internal striping/inline strokes that create a dimensional, engraved effect. Numerals and lowercase retain the same hairline construction, but the lowercase’s small body and tall extenders can make mixed-case settings feel more like titling than text. The ampersand and a few lowercase shapes introduce extra flourish, adding to the ornamental character.