Outline Umdo 7 is a light, wide, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, packaging, signage, art deco, elegant, retro, ornamental, airy, deco revival, display impact, ornamental clarity, geometric styling, geometric, linear, open counters, high contrast feel, decorative.
This typeface is built from thin outline strokes with open interiors, creating a crisp, airy silhouette. Forms lean strongly geometric: circles and near-circles in the rounds, straight-sided verticals, and sharp, triangular joins in letters like A, V, W, and Y. Many glyphs feature an internal inline/striped detail—often a vertical bar or paired lines—adding a structured, architectural rhythm inside bowls and counters. Terminals are clean and unbracketed, with generally uniform stroke behavior and generous internal spacing that keeps the outline from clogging at larger sizes.
Best suited to display settings where the outline detail can be appreciated—headlines, poster typography, logotypes, and packaging. It can also work for short UI or editorial accents (pull quotes, section headers) when set large enough to preserve the internal striping and open counters.
The overall tone is refined and theatrical, with a distinctly vintage, Art Deco flavor. The combination of outline construction and internal striping reads as glamorous and display-forward, suggesting signage, titles, and period-inspired branding. It feels light on the page, more about sparkle and structure than density or warmth.
The design appears intended to deliver a deco-inspired outline aesthetic with added interior structure for visual interest. By pairing clean geometric skeletons with inline detailing, it aims to provide a distinctive, ornamental voice for titles and branding while staying orderly and consistent across the alphabet and figures.
Round characters such as O/Q and numerals like 0 and 6 emphasize symmetry with centered internal rules, while E/F/L/T maintain strict rectilinear grids. The italic-like movement is minimal; instead, the personality comes from the interplay between outer contours and interior linear ornamentation.