Hollow Other Elba 10 is a bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, logos, packaging, posters, children’s media, playful, retro, whimsical, cartoon, quirky, attention grab, decorative texture, brand voice, dimensional effect, rounded, soft terminals, inline details, display, chunky.
A chunky, rounded display design with softly inflated strokes and compact proportions. The letterforms lean on simple geometric skeletons but are irregularized by prominent internal knockouts—small oval “highlight” cut-ins and occasional inline voids—that create a hollowed, dimensional effect. Terminals are blunt and rounded, curves are generous, and joins stay smooth, producing a friendly silhouette. Spacing feels tight and lively, with slightly uneven width behavior across glyphs that adds hand-drawn character while maintaining consistent overall weight.
Best suited for short-form display settings where the decorative internal knockouts can read clearly—logos, playful branding, product packaging, posters, titles, and kids- or entertainment-oriented graphics. It works especially well when you want dense black shapes with built-in visual sparkle and texture.
The font projects a cheerful, mid-century-to-cartoon mood with a lighthearted, novelty feel. Its cutout highlights read like shine marks or punched-in inlines, giving the type a toy-like, upbeat personality suited to attention-grabbing headlines rather than quiet text.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, friendly display voice with a signature hollow/inline accent that adds dimensionality and memorability. It prioritizes novelty and visual impact, using consistent cutout detailing to create a cohesive “shiny” or “punched” look across the alphabet and figures.
The internal cutouts are a defining motif and can visually clutter at small sizes, but they add strong texture at poster and packaging scales. Numerals follow the same rounded, decorative logic, and the overall rhythm emphasizes bounce and friendliness over strict typographic restraint.