Hollow Other Pela 2 is a bold, narrow, medium contrast, italic, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, greeting cards, playful, quirky, handcrafted, retro, storybook, add texture, stand out, craft aesthetic, retro charm, whimsy, textured, speckled, swashy, bouncy, inked.
A lively, slanted display face with compact proportions, rounded terminals, and an uneven, hand-drawn stroke rhythm. The letters are built from solid black forms that are broken up by irregular internal pinholes and cutouts, creating a hollowed, speckled texture throughout the counters and stems. Curves are soft and slightly exaggerated, with occasional swash-like flicks on joins and terminals, and spacing feels organic rather than strictly engineered. Numerals follow the same textured construction and maintain the same energetic, slightly irregular silhouette.
Best suited for headlines and short-form display typography where the hollowed texture and playful shapes can read clearly. It works well on posters, product packaging, book covers, invitations, and craft-forward branding, especially when you want an illustrated or printmaking feel. For longer text, it’s most effective in brief callouts or pull quotes rather than dense paragraphs.
The overall tone is whimsical and crafty, like inked lettering stamped or printed with a deliberately imperfect surface. Its dotted knockouts and jaunty slant give it a playful, vintage-leaning personality that feels friendly, theatrical, and a bit mischievous.
The design appears intended to merge bold, hand-inked letterforms with decorative internal knockouts to evoke a tactile, printed texture. It aims for charm and personality over strict regularity, providing a distinctive display voice that signals handcrafted warmth and visual play.
The internal cutouts are a defining feature and will visually intensify as sizes increase, while at small sizes the texture may compress into a darker, busier mass. The uppercase and lowercase share a consistent texture and slant, and the font’s character comes through most strongly in short words and headlines where the speckled interior can be appreciated.