Hollow Other Etmo 3 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logos, packaging, kids, playful, bubbly, retro, comic, whimsical, standout display, playful branding, novelty texture, handmade feel, rounded, blobby, chunky, hand-drawn, irregular.
A heavy, rounded display face built from soft, inflated silhouettes with prominent internal knockouts that read like carved highlights. Strokes are thick and bulbous, with tapered joins and occasional asymmetry that gives the letterforms a hand-drawn, organic rhythm. Counters are generally open and generous, while the interior cut-outs vary from glyph to glyph, creating a lively, high-contrast fill/void pattern. Terminals are mostly rounded, and the overall proportions skew wide and bouncy, with small fluctuations in width and curvature that keep the texture animated across a line of text.
Best suited to display applications such as headlines, posters, event promos, playful branding, packaging, and logo wordmarks where the hollowed detailing can be showcased. It can also work for short bursts of text (e.g., pull quotes or buttons) when set with comfortable size and spacing, but it is less appropriate for long reading at small sizes due to the decorative interior cut-outs.
The font projects a lighthearted, cartoon-like personality with a touch of vintage sign-painting charm. Its hollowed highlights add a glossy, candy-coated feel that reads as fun, quirky, and attention-seeking rather than formal or restrained.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, friendly display voice with a signature hollow-highlight effect that adds depth and novelty. By combining inflated forms with irregular internal knockouts, it aims to feel hand-crafted and characterful while remaining broadly legible in attention-grabbing settings.
The distinctive inner cut-outs become a key identifying feature in both letters and numerals, giving the face a decorative sparkle at larger sizes. Because the knockouts are irregular and sometimes narrow, the style is best appreciated when there is enough size and resolution for the interior shapes to remain crisp.