Hollow Other Ilba 5 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, party invites, playful, hand-drawn, whimsical, retro, playfulness, handmade feel, display impact, quirky outline, outline, hollow, organic, bouncy, cartoonish.
A lively outlined display face built from open, hollow letterforms with a thin inner contour and a thicker outer edge, creating a double-line, cutout effect. Strokes are rounded and slightly uneven, with gentle wobble and soft corners that mimic marker or pen drawing. Counters are generous and often simplified, and curves feel inflated and rubbery rather than geometric. Proportions are compact and slightly condensed overall, with small variations in glyph widths and a casual, irregular rhythm across the alphabet and numerals.
Best suited for short, prominent text such as headlines, posters, event materials, playful packaging, and kid-oriented or casual lifestyle branding. It can also work well for stickers, labels, and social graphics where the hollow outline can be filled with color or placed over simple backgrounds.
The font reads friendly and mischievous, with a lighthearted, doodled personality. Its hollow outline treatment gives it a quirky, sticker-like charm that feels informal and approachable, leaning toward cartoon and craft aesthetics rather than editorial polish.
The design appears intended to deliver a hand-drawn, outlined cutout look that stays legible while feeling spontaneous and fun. It emphasizes personality and visual texture through uneven contours and rounded forms, aiming for charming display impact rather than typographic neutrality.
The outline construction and narrow internal channels mean the design benefits from sufficient size and contrast against the background; at smaller sizes the inner contour can visually merge. Rounded terminals and uneven detailing create character, but also make long passages feel busy, positioning it more as a display style than a text workhorse.