Outline Jidu 9 is a regular weight, normal width, monoline, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, logos, playful, retro, friendly, crafty, bubbly, decorative display, outline styling, signage feel, friendly branding, outlined, rounded, geometric, cartoonish, open counters.
This is an all-outline, monoline display face with rounded corners and a soft, geometric construction. Letterforms are built from consistent contour strokes with clear interior counters, creating a light, airy presence. Curves are broadly drawn (notably in C, G, O, S) and join smoothly into straighter segments, while diagonals in V, W, X, Y, and Z keep a crisp, graphic rhythm. Proportions feel balanced and straightforward, with simple terminals and a clean, even outline that stays visually consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings where the outline effect can read cleanly—headlines, posters, storefront or event signage, packaging callouts, and logo/wordmark explorations. It can also work for playful UI labels or section headers when used at larger sizes with generous spacing.
The outlined construction and rounded geometry give the font a buoyant, approachable tone. It reads as upbeat and slightly nostalgic, evoking signage and casual display typography with a friendly, handcrafted-but-neat sensibility rather than a formal or technical voice.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold display silhouette without filling in the strokes, using consistent outlines and rounded geometry to create a light, decorative presence. Its simplified shapes and even contouring prioritize immediate recognizability and a cheerful visual rhythm in prominent applications.
Because the strokes are defined only by contours, the face relies on sufficient size and contrast for clarity; the interior white space and tight outline spacing become part of the texture in text. Numerals are similarly open and rounded, matching the alphabet’s gentle geometry and reinforcing a cohesive, poster-like color.