Hollow Other Etve 5 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: children’s, posters, packaging, headlines, stickers, playful, cartoon, cheery, friendly, retro, expressive display, handcrafted feel, whimsical branding, retro novelty, rounded, bubbly, soft corners, knockout detail, irregular inking.
A very heavy, rounded display face with soft, blobby terminals and simplified construction. Strokes are filled black but feature small interior knockouts and streak-like cut-ins that create a hollowed, hand-inked texture rather than a clean solid silhouette. Counters are generally small and sometimes partly enclosed, with wide curves, short joins, and a lively baseline rhythm. The lowercase is compact with a notably low x-height relative to tall ascenders, and the figures follow the same rounded, slightly irregular drawing with generous weight and tight inner space.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as posters, titles, kid-focused materials, snack/candy packaging, stickers, and social graphics where the textured knockouts can be appreciated. It works well when set large with comfortable tracking to keep counters from clogging and to let the interior detailing read clearly.
The overall tone is lighthearted and characterful, evoking cartoon lettering and playful packaging aesthetics. The carved-out interior highlights add a crafty, homemade energy that feels warm and informal rather than precise or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver an approachable, cartoon-like display voice while differentiating itself through irregular hollowed details that mimic ink streaks or carved highlights. The goal is expressive personality and instant recognition over neutral readability.
The internal cutouts vary from glyph to glyph, which adds charm but also increases visual noise at small sizes. Large, open shapes like O, Q, and numerals show the hollowed texture most clearly, giving the face a distinctive stamped/inked personality.