Outline Elmu 2 is a light, normal width, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, book covers, game titles, logotypes, medieval, arcane, dramatic, gothic, hand-cut, fantasy mood, engraved look, display impact, decorative branding, angular, faceted, chiseled, beveled, ornate.
A decorative outline face built from crisp, faceted contours with sharp corners and occasional small wedge-like terminals. Letterforms are irregular and hand-cut in feel, with variable interior spacing and open counters that read as carved cavities rather than smooth bowls. The outlines are generally thin but animated by exaggerated stroke-direction changes and angular joins, creating a beveled, gemstone-like geometry. Caps are tall and dominant, while lowercase forms are compact with a short x-height and narrow, pointed stems that emphasize verticality.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, chapter openers, game and film titles, event flyers, and logo marks where the outline carving can be appreciated. It can also work for short pull quotes or packaging accents when set large with ample tracking; it is less appropriate for long text or small UI sizes due to its intricate contours and tight counters.
The overall tone is medieval and mystical, evoking engraved signage, fantasy rulebooks, and occult or alchemical ephemera. Its jagged, chiseled rhythm feels theatrical and slightly menacing, with a playful “spellbook” eccentricity rather than strict historical blackletter fidelity.
The design appears intended to mimic carved, beveled lettering—more like engraved stone or cut metal than pen-written forms—while keeping a lively, hand-made irregularity. It prioritizes atmosphere and iconic silhouettes over neutrality, aiming to deliver a strong fantasy/gothic mood in a lightweight outline construction.
Several glyphs lean into emblematic shapes (notably rounded letters built from polygonal frames), and the numerals follow the same cut-stone logic with angular diagonals and sharp apertures. Because the design relies on outlines and fine detail, it visually benefits from generous sizing and clear contrast against the background.