Hollow Other Ibma 2 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
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This font is a slanted, handwritten display style with irregular, brush-pen-like strokes and softly tapered terminals. Letterforms are narrow and lively, with uneven curves and subtly inconsistent stroke widths that reinforce a drawn-by-hand rhythm. A defining feature is the hollowed interior detailing: many strokes contain small, irregular cutouts that read like stitched or perforated texture running along the counters of the strokes. Overall spacing is relatively tight and the lowercase feels compact, contributing to a brisk, animated line of text.
Best suited to short, prominent text where the hollowed texture can be appreciated—headlines, posters, invites, packaging accents, and craft or handmade branding. It can also work for pull quotes or section headers when a lighthearted, illustrative tone is desired, while long body text may feel busy due to the interior detailing.
The perforated, doodled texture and jaunty italic movement give the face a friendly, crafty personality. It feels informal and imaginative—closer to a notebook sketch or children’s-book lettering than a polished editorial italic—making it read as approachable and expressive rather than authoritative.
The design appears intended to blend a casual italic handwritten structure with a distinctive hollowed, stitched-like texture to create an instantly recognizable display voice. Its goal is expressiveness and personality, prioritizing decorative charm and tactile character over neutral readability.
The internal cutouts create strong visual interest at larger sizes, but also add noise that can compete with fine details in small settings. The texture appears consistently applied across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals, helping the set feel cohesive despite the intentionally irregular contours.