Hollow Other Abli 7 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, kids, playful, groovy, retro, cartoon, bubbly, attention, whimsy, nostalgia, signage, branding, rounded, soft, blobby, ink-trap, cutout.
A chunky, rounded display face with swollen, blobby strokes and gently tapering joins that create a lively, hand-shaped rhythm. Many letters include small internal cutouts and notches that read like punched holes or ink-trap details, adding texture and helping counters stay open in the heavy forms. Terminals are soft and bulbous, curves dominate, and the overall silhouette feels slightly slanted and buoyant rather than rigidly geometric. Spacing appears generous and the letterforms lean on big bowls and thick stems for an emphatic, poster-ready presence.
Best suited for short, high-impact text such as headlines, posters, product packaging, and logo wordmarks where its chunky shapes and cutout details can be appreciated. It also fits playful contexts like children’s materials, event flyers, and casual social graphics, especially when used in bold, high-contrast color setups.
The tone is cheerful and mischievous, with a distinctly retro, pop feel—closer to playful signage and candy-like branding than to sober editorial typography. The punchy black shapes and irregular cutouts give it a quirky, animated voice that reads as friendly, informal, and attention-seeking.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum personality and visual weight while maintaining recognizable letter skeletons through open counters and deliberate interior cutouts. Its soft curves, buoyant slant, and textured knockouts suggest an aim toward retro-inspired, fun-forward display typography that grabs attention quickly.
The distinctive interior knockouts are a defining stylistic cue across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, producing a consistent “poked” texture even in simple shapes like O, P, and 8. Because the forms are highly saturated and rounded, legibility is strongest at larger sizes where the cutouts and counters have room to breathe.