Hollow Other Haba 5 is a regular weight, very narrow, high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, logos, handmade, playful, quirky, retro, spooky, expressiveness, personality, texture, display impact, hand-drawn, condensed, decorative, inky, organic.
This is a condensed, hand-drawn display face with tall proportions, rounded terminals, and lively, uneven contours. Strokes are high-contrast and frequently feature interior knockouts that create a hollowed, ink-split effect, giving many letters a cut-out spine or highlight. Curves are soft and slightly irregular, counters tend to be compact, and the overall spacing feels tight with a narrow footprint. Numerals and capitals follow the same elastic rhythm, with subtle width shifts and a consistently organic, marker-like finish.
It’s well-suited to posters, headlines, and short display lines where its narrow build and hollowed detailing can be appreciated. It can also work for packaging, book covers, and branding marks that want a handcrafted, offbeat voice, especially when set at medium-to-large sizes.
The font conveys a playful, quirky tone with a slightly eerie, storybook edge. Its hollowed strokes and inky texture feel handmade and theatrical, suggesting something crafty, whimsical, and a bit mischievous rather than formal or corporate.
The design appears intended to blend condensed display utility with a handcrafted aesthetic, using irregular outlines and internal knockouts to add texture and personality. The goal seems to be an expressive, attention-getting face that feels drawn rather than engineered.
The interior cutouts function like built-in highlights, producing a strong light/dark shimmer at larger sizes. Because many forms are condensed and counters are small, the face reads best when given room to breathe and used where character is prioritized over long-form clarity.