Hollow Other Ilti 5 is a very bold, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, stickers, playful, retro, quirky, friendly, punchy, attention-grabbing, retro flavor, decorative texture, compact impact, brand character, rounded, soft-cornered, inline, cartoonish, chunky.
A heavy, condensed display face built from rounded, soft-cornered strokes with a lively, slightly hand-cut feel. Many glyphs include narrow internal cut-ins and inline-like knockouts that sit off-center or change shape from letter to letter, giving the black forms a carved, dimensional look. Curves are broadly drawn and terminals are blunted, with occasional teardrop joins and simplified geometry that keeps counters relatively small. The overall rhythm is compact and vertical, with a mix of more monoline moments and occasional thick–thin modulation created by the internal cutouts rather than traditional serif structure.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, headlines, logos/wordmarks, product packaging, and bold social graphics. It performs especially well when set large, where the interior cutouts read clearly and add a distinctive engraved or hollowed character. For longer passages, its density and decorative interiors are more likely to feel busy.
The font reads as upbeat and characterful, with a retro novelty tone that feels closer to sign painting, packaging, and cartoon titling than to formal typography. Its irregular interior detailing adds whimsy and motion, turning simple letterforms into bold graphic shapes that feel energetic and approachable.
The design appears intended as a bold novelty display face that maximizes presence in a condensed footprint, while adding personality through irregular hollowed details. The combination of rounded silhouettes and carved-in interiors suggests a goal of creating a retro, sign-like voice that stands out in branding and titling contexts.
The inline/knockout treatment varies across the set, so repeated letters can feel richly textured but less uniform than a standard sans. At smaller sizes the interior cuts may visually fill in, while at larger sizes they become a defining decorative feature.