Hollow Other Kety 9 is a bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, signage, packaging, sports branding, collegiate, circus, retro, playful, emphatic, decorative display, vintage flavor, impact, inline, outlined, slab-serif, bracketed, boxy.
A heavy slab-serif design with prominent bracketed serifs and a compact, blocky skeleton. Each stroke is carved with a consistent inline/knockout channel, producing a hollowed, double-line look that stays uniform across straights, curves, and joins. The uppercase feels steady and architectural, while the lowercase is slightly more irregular in rhythm, with sturdy terminals, a single-storey a, and a bold, monoline-like construction. Numerals mirror the same inline treatment and sturdy proportions, keeping the set visually cohesive and highly legible at display sizes.
Best suited to display typography such as headlines, posters, event flyers, and signage where the inline cutout can read cleanly. It can also work for packaging or sports/club-style branding that benefits from bold, vintage slab presence, but it is less appropriate for long body copy at small sizes where the internal channel may fill in visually.
The inline cutouts and stout slab structure give the face a classic sign-painting and collegiate poster energy with a showy, attention-grabbing punch. It reads as vintage and playful rather than delicate, with a hint of theatricality that suits headlines and announcements.
The design appears intended to deliver a robust slab-serif voice with built-in decorative detailing through consistent internal cutouts. The goal seems to be a strong, printable display face that feels traditional and energetic while adding visual interest without relying on external outlines or shading.
The internal knockout remains clear even in tighter counters (notably in letters like B, S, and e), creating strong figure–ground contrast. Spacing appears generous and the forms are designed to hold their character in large text, where the inline detail becomes a defining texture.