Hollow Other Onpe 4 is a bold, wide, low contrast, upright, normal x-height, monospaced font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, packaging, signage, industrial, retro tech, arcade, mechanical, playful, distinctive texture, industrial styling, retro display, systematic build, stencil, perforated, boxy, geometric, modular.
A blocky, geometric sans built from rectangular strokes and right-angled corners, with a consistent modular rhythm across all glyphs. The forms are heavily perforated: evenly spaced circular cutouts run along stems and bars, creating a hollowed, riveted texture while keeping stroke widths visually uniform. Proportions are broad and stable, counters are mostly squared-off, and curves are simplified into rounded-rectangle or octagonal silhouettes where needed. Spacing and alignment are strict and gridlike, producing a highly regular, systematized texture in text.
Best suited to display contexts where the perforated texture can be appreciated—posters, headlines, branding marks, packaging, and bold signage. It can also work for short UI labels or title cards when a mechanical/arcade mood is desired, but it benefits from generous size and spacing to keep the internal cutouts distinct.
The perforated detailing suggests machinery, fabricated parts, and retro electronic displays, giving the face a utilitarian yet playful personality. It reads as nostalgic and tech-forward at once—evoking arcade signage, industrial labeling, and DIY hardware aesthetics. The dot cutouts add a decorative sparkle that makes the tone energetic and slightly quirky rather than purely functional.
The design appears intended to fuse a sturdy, modular letterform system with a distinctive perforated stencil motif, creating immediate recognizability and strong thematic styling. It prioritizes visual character and patterning while keeping letter shapes straightforward and consistent for readable, punchy display setting.
The repeated circular knockouts become the dominant visual signature, so the font’s perceived color shifts with size: at smaller sizes the perforations can visually merge, while at larger sizes they read as deliberate punch-holes. The design maintains a consistent motif across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, with simplified constructions that favor legibility through clear silhouettes over fine detail.