Hollow Other Sipu 4 is a regular weight, normal width, very high contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: posters, titles, halloween, packaging, album art, spooky, vintage, whimsical, gothic, hand-inked, thematic display, handcrafted feel, vintage effect, dramatic texture, horror mood, decorative, chiselled, wavy, flared, textured.
A decorative display face with chunky, sculpted letterforms and pronounced internal hollows that read like carved-out counters and ink-pulled highlights. Strokes are high-contrast and irregular, with wavy contours, pinched joins, and occasional flared terminals that give each glyph a slightly different silhouette. The outlines feel hand-shaped rather than geometric, creating an uneven rhythm and a lively, organic texture across words. Uppercase has strong presence with broad bowls and deep cut-ins, while the lowercase stays compact with a short x-height and similarly hollowed interiors; numerals follow the same carved, uneven logic.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing text such as poster headlines, book or film titles, event promotions, and themed graphics where texture and character are more important than quiet readability. It can work well on packaging and labels that aim for an antique, apothecary, or haunted-carnival mood, and it stands out in logos or mastheads when set with generous size and breathing room.
The overall tone is theatrical and uncanny—part gothic signpainting, part storybook oddity. The hollowed interiors and rippling edges suggest something aged, distressed, or conjured, making the font feel playful in a dark, vintage way rather than clean or contemporary.
The design appears intended to emulate carved or ink-swelled lettering with dramatic interior knockouts, prioritizing personality and atmosphere over uniformity. By combining high-contrast strokes with irregular contours, it aims to deliver a distinctive, illustrative display voice that feels crafted and slightly eerie.
The irregular internal cutouts create strong sparkle and movement but also add visual noise at smaller sizes. Spacing appears intentionally variable from glyph to glyph, which enhances the handmade character but can make longer passages feel bouncy and dense.