Hollow Other Elpa 4 is a regular weight, narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, signage, playful, vintage, whimsical, crafty, storybook, decorative flair, vintage voice, dimensional effect, friendly tone, flared, inked, soft terminals, inline, decorative.
A decorative serif with soft, rounded contours, flared strokes, and a pronounced inline treatment that creates hollowed highlights within the main strokes. The glyphs show a hand-inked feel: terminals are bulbous or teardrop-like, joins are smooth, and curves are generous rather than geometric. Serifs read as gentle wedges and nubs rather than sharp slabs, and many letters carry small cut-in notches and interior white channels that add sparkle and texture. Numerals follow the same rounded, slightly bouncy construction, keeping a consistent dark–light rhythm across the set.
Best suited for display applications where the inline cutouts can be appreciated: headlines, posters, packaging, labels, and storefront-style signage. It can also work for short brand phrases, event titles, or pull quotes where a warm, handcrafted vintage voice is desirable.
The overall tone is cheerful and nostalgic, evoking vintage signage and storybook display typography. The inline hollows add a playful, crafty charm that feels friendly and slightly theatrical rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to deliver a distinctive, retro-leaning display serif with a built-in inline effect, adding visual texture and a sense of dimensionality without relying on outlines or external decoration. Its softened forms and lively rhythm aim to feel approachable and characterful in branding and titling contexts.
The inline hollows and softened terminals create strong personality at larger sizes and can visually thicken in dense settings, so breathing room in tracking and line spacing helps preserve the inner detail. Capitals have a jaunty, display-led presence, while the lowercase maintains a casual, rounded rhythm that emphasizes charm over strict neutrality.