Hollow Other Ibmo 5 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, craft branding, playful, handmade, whimsical, casual, quirky, decorative texture, hand-drawn charm, playful display, standout lettering, sketchy, outlined, dotted, bubbly, informal.
A casual, slightly right-leaning display face built from rounded, monoline outlines with irregular, hollowed interiors. Strokes feel hand-drawn and gently wobbly, with softened terminals and a bouncy baseline rhythm that gives letters an animated, imperfect texture. The counters are opened up with scattered cut-outs and dot-like voids that vary from glyph to glyph, producing a lively “bubbly” fill while keeping the outer silhouette legible. Proportions are friendly and open, with simple geometric bases (round O/C/G forms, straightforward E/F/T structures) and occasional playful asymmetries, especially in diagonals and joins.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing settings where its outlined, perforated texture can be appreciated—headlines, posters, invitations, playful packaging, and craft-oriented branding. It can work for short bursts of text in friendly contexts, but the decorative hollow detailing is most effective in larger display sizes.
The overall tone is lighthearted and crafty—more doodled than engineered. The hollow, speckled interiors add a decorative sparkle that reads as fun, youthful, and slightly eccentric, making the font feel approachable and informal rather than serious or corporate.
The design appears intended to combine an easygoing, hand-rendered outline with an unusual hollow/knockout interior treatment to create instant personality. The goal seems to be a distinctive, decorative texture that remains readable through simple, rounded letterforms and consistent monoline construction.
The interior cut-outs create strong texture at larger sizes, but also introduce visual noise that can reduce clarity as sizes shrink. The italic slant and rounded construction help maintain a cohesive flow in text, while the varied internal patterning keeps repeated letters from feeling mechanically uniform.