Hollow Other Elba 16 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, labels, playful, retro, whimsical, bold, handmade, attention-grabbing, retro flair, decorative texture, playful branding, rounded, chunky, decorative, bouncy, ink-trap.
A chunky, rounded display face with condensed proportions and lively, slightly irregular curves. Strokes are heavy with occasional tapering and softened terminals, giving letters a buoyant, hand-drawn rhythm while remaining upright and stable. Distinctive internal knockouts—small oval and teardrop-shaped cut-ins—appear throughout counters and along stems, creating a hollowed, cutout look that reads like glossy highlights. Curves are generous and bowl shapes are full, with compact apertures and tight spacing that keep the texture dense and punchy in blocks of text.
Best suited for display applications such as headlines, posters, storefront-style graphics, packaging, and logo wordmarks where its bold mass and interior knockouts can read clearly. It can also work for short, high-impact captions or pull quotes, especially when a playful retro tone is desired.
The overall tone is friendly and theatrical, with a vintage sign-painting and cartoon sensibility. The internal cutouts add sparkle and personality, making the font feel energetic, cheeky, and attention-seeking rather than formal or restrained.
The design appears intended to deliver immediate visual impact with a distinctive “cutout highlight” motif, combining condensed, heavy letterforms with decorative interior detailing to create a memorable, vintage-leaning display voice.
The decorative cut-ins are consistent enough to feel like a deliberate system, yet varied enough to keep the texture lively; this gives the face strong character but also makes it best suited to larger sizes where the interior detailing can stay clear. Numerals match the same rounded, display-forward construction, and the set maintains an even visual color across lines despite the condensed width.