Outline Tihu 1 is a very light, normal width, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logotypes, invitations, packaging, art deco, elegant, refined, vintage, airy, decorative, luxury, retro, editorial, branding, inline, display, monoline, high-waisted, open counters.
This typeface is an outline serif with an inline construction that creates a double-contour, hollow look throughout. Strokes are extremely thin and consistent, with crisp terminals and delicate hairline serifs that keep the overall color light and airy. Proportions lean classical: tall capitals, compact bowls, and neatly controlled curves; round letters like O and Q read as narrow ovals, while diagonals (V, W, X) are sharp and clean. The lowercase is similarly restrained, with a single-storey a and g, narrow stems, and small, precise punctuation-like details such as the dots on i and j.
Best suited to display settings such as headlines, editorial openers, posters, brand marks, and event materials where its inline outline detail can be appreciated. It can also work for short decorative subheads or pull quotes when set with generous size and spacing.
The overall tone feels sophisticated and ornamental, evoking early 20th-century display lettering and luxury packaging aesthetics. The hollow/inline treatment adds a decorative shimmer that reads as formal and polished rather than utilitarian.
The design appears intended to deliver a classic serif silhouette with a decorative, hollow inline twist—prioritizing elegance and visual flair over dense text economy. Its consistent hairline construction suggests it was drawn to create refined, high-contrast-looking sparkle through negative space rather than heavy stroke modulation.
Because the outline and inner line are so fine, the design relies on clean reproduction and sufficient size to keep the interior spacing from filling in. The numerals mirror the same inline, outline logic and maintain a poised, slightly theatrical rhythm.