Outline Befu 3 is a bold, very wide, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, signage, logos, packaging, retro, circus, western, playful, poster, attention, nostalgia, sign painting, display impact, decorative styling, slab serif, inline, shadowed, decorative, bracketed.
A decorative slab-serif design built from a heavy outline with an inline contour that creates a hollow, double-stroked effect. The letterforms are wide and assertive with squared terminals, bracketed slab serifs, and rounded corners that soften the geometry. Stroke contrast is expressed through the spacing between outer and inner contours, producing a dimensional, sign-painted rhythm rather than a continuous filled stroke. Counters are generally open and generous, with consistent interior outlining across caps, lowercase, and figures.
Best suited for large-scale display work such as posters, headlines, storefront-style signage, and logo wordmarks where the outline and inline detailing can be appreciated. It can also work for packaging or event graphics that benefit from a vintage, show-card presence, especially when paired with simpler supporting text.
The overall tone feels theatrical and nostalgic, evoking vintage signage, carnival and circus ephemera, and old-west display lettering. Its outlined, inlined construction reads loud and celebratory, with a friendly playfulness that stays structured and legible at display sizes.
The design appears intended as a statement display face that recreates the look of classic outlined slab-serif lettering. Its consistent inline treatment and sturdy serifs suggest a focus on eye-catching, old-fashioned impact for titles and branding rather than long-form reading.
The inline detailing and slab structure give the face a strong horizontal emphasis, while the wide proportions and rounded interior corners keep texture airy despite the heavy outline. Numerals and lowercase follow the same decorative logic, maintaining a consistent, poster-ready texture across mixed-case settings.