Hollow Other Mehu 4 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, halloween, album art, packaging, spooky, handmade, grunge, playful, quirky, distressed display, horror theme, handmade texture, aged print, expressive impact, distressed, eroded, cutout, inked, irregular.
This typeface uses heavy, condensed-to-normal silhouettes with irregular, hollowed-out counters and random internal knockouts that create a mottled, eroded texture. Strokes feel hand-shaped rather than mechanically drawn, with wavy outlines, uneven curves, and a slightly jittery edge that varies from glyph to glyph. The internal cutouts introduce strong light/dark fragmentation, so letterforms read as chunky outlines with broken interiors rather than solid fills. Spacing and sidebearings appear loose and inconsistent in a deliberate way, reinforcing a rugged, handmade rhythm.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, titles, and short headlines where its hollowed texture can be appreciated. It works particularly well for spooky themes, punk/garage aesthetics, event promos, and expressive packaging or stickers, but is less appropriate for long text or small UI labels due to the busy internal knockouts.
The overall tone is eerie and mischievous, blending a vintage-horror feel with a cartoonish, DIY energy. Its distressed hollows and blotchy interiors evoke worn print, ink bleed, and weathered signage, giving the font a theatrical, offbeat personality.
The design appears intended to deliver strong impact through bold silhouettes while adding character via unpredictable interior cutouts and distressed contours. The goal is expressive, themed typography that feels handcrafted and aged, prioritizing mood and texture over uniformity.
The distressed treatment is integrated into each glyph (not an overlay), so texture remains prominent even at larger sizes and becomes noisier at smaller sizes. Round characters and numerals show especially pronounced internal voids, while straighter letters retain a chiseled, carved look through irregular notches and breaks.