Outline Ihma 9 is a light, normal width, low contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, kids branding, packaging, stickers, playful, retro, whimsical, friendly, cartoony, novelty display, playful branding, hand-drawn charm, airy texture, bubbly, wavy, soft-cornered, puffy, outlined.
A rounded outline face built from a single, even contour that traces puffy, inflated letterforms. Strokes wander with gentle wobble and scalloped curves, creating an organic, hand-drawn rhythm while maintaining consistent stroke thickness and clear counters. Proportions skew tall in the lowercase, with simple, open shapes and minimal contrast; terminals are fully rounded and corners are softened throughout. Figures and capitals follow the same blobby geometry, with slightly irregular widths that keep the texture lively rather than strictly modular.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, playful headlines, product packaging, party or event graphics, and children-focused branding where a bubbly outline can add personality without adding heavy color. It also works well for short phrases, labels, and logotypes where the open outline can be filled or layered over backgrounds.
The overall tone is cheerful and goofy, with a vintage novelty feel reminiscent of sticker lettering and kids’ packaging. The wavy outlines and inflated shapes read as approachable and humorous, leaning more toward fun display energy than seriousness or restraint.
The design appears intended to deliver a friendly, novelty outline with an inflated, cartoon-like silhouette and a deliberately imperfect hand-drawn cadence. Its primary goal is visual charm and immediacy in display typography, emphasizing rounded forms and airy interiors over dense text color.
Because the design is outline-only, interior whitespace and background color become part of the look; it will feel lighter and airier at larger sizes, while very small sizes may lose definition as the contour dominates the detail. The consistent contour weight and rounded joins help keep the letters cohesive across the set despite the intentionally uneven, hand-drawn wobble.