Shadow Ifko 6 is a very light, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, stickers, retro, playful, bold, arcade, comic, 3d effect, headline impact, retro styling, graphic clarity, inline, outlined, blocky, rounded, beveled.
A blocky display face built from chunky, squared forms with generously rounded outer corners and frequent chamfered notches on terminals. The letters are drawn with an outline/inline construction and a consistent offset shadow that sits down and to the right, creating a crisp pseudo-3D effect while keeping the interior largely open. Counters are compact and often squared, and several glyphs use small cut-ins and stepped joints that emphasize a carved, modular feel. Overall spacing is open and the silhouette reads wide and stable, with simplified curves and straight segments dominating the rhythm.
Best suited to display use such as posters, event titles, game/arcade themed graphics, and bold branding moments where the shadowed depth can carry the layout. It can also work for short packaging callouts or social graphics, but the inline-and-shadow construction is likely to lose clarity at small text sizes.
The combination of inline outlines and a hard-edged drop shadow gives the font a nostalgic, sign-paint and arcade-title energy. It feels upbeat and attention-seeking, with a slightly toy-like, graphic personality that favors impact over subtlety.
The design appears intended to deliver a lightweight, dimensional headline look by combining open interiors with a strong offset shadow, evoking classic signage and vintage display lettering while staying clean and geometric.
The shadow is uniform across the set and acts as a secondary stroke, so the face stays legible even at larger headline sizes where the dimensional effect becomes prominent. Numerals and capitals share the same angular, beveled logic, helping maintain a consistent “cut” motif across mixed-case settings.