Hollow Other Peba 16 is a bold, narrow, low contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, party invites, packaging, kids branding, playful, retro, marquee, festive, quirky, novelty texture, signage feel, cheerful display, craft look, rounded, monoline, dotted, soft, decorative.
A rounded, monoline display face built from chunky, softly contoured strokes with minimal contrast and a friendly, hand-drawn steadiness. Each glyph is filled with an even field of small circular perforations that read as punched or dotted cutouts, creating a consistent hollowed texture across the alphabet and numerals. Counters are open and simple, terminals are rounded, and proportions lean compact and slightly condensed, with clear, legible silhouettes despite the interior patterning.
Best suited to display typography such as headlines, posters, event promotions, invitations, and packaging where the perforated texture can be appreciated. It can also work for playful branding or children’s materials, especially when used in short phrases rather than long reading text.
The repeated dot cutouts evoke marquee bulbs, punch-card perforations, and crafty cut-paper lettering, giving the font a cheerful, novelty-forward tone. It feels upbeat and lighthearted, with a nostalgic show-sign energy that suits playful messaging and attention-grabbing headings.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, friendly silhouette while adding personality through a consistent perforated cutout motif. The goal is decorative impact and recognizability—turning simple rounded forms into a textured, sign-like voice that stands out in titles and branding.
The dotted interior treatment is dense and uniform enough to become the dominant texture, so the face reads best when given adequate size and spacing. In smaller settings the perforations can visually merge, shifting the feel from dotted to speckled, while larger sizes emphasize the marquee-like rhythm.