Hollow Other Haha 2 is a bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logos, packaging, signage, victorian, circus, western, carnival, theatrical, poster impact, vintage revival, dimensional effect, ornamentation, inline, shadowed, ornate, decorative, stencil-like.
A decorative display face built on heavy serif letterforms with pronounced slab-like feet and a strong vertical stance. Strokes are visually split into an outer outline and an inner inline, creating a hollowed, dimensional look with irregular knockout shapes that read like inset shading. Curves are broad and buoyant, counters are generous, and terminals and serifs often flare into bracketed, poster-style forms. The design shows intentional inconsistency in internal cutouts from glyph to glyph, producing a lively rhythm rather than strict geometric uniformity.
Best suited for large-size applications such as posters, event headlines, branding marks, and packaging where the inline shading can be appreciated. It also works for period-styled signage or short, punchy statements where impact matters more than extended readability.
The overall tone is showy and theatrical, evoking vintage posters and turn-of-the-century signage. Its inline-and-shadow illusion adds a playful, attention-seeking character that feels at home in fairground, saloon, and vaudeville-inspired aesthetics.
The font appears designed to mimic vintage wood-type and poster lettering through a bold silhouette paired with inset hollowing that suggests engraving, shadow, or layered printing. The irregular internal cutouts and dramatic serifs prioritize personality and spectacle over neutral text performance.
In text settings, the heavy silhouettes and internal knockouts create strong patterning; readability drops quickly at smaller sizes as the interior detailing competes with counters. Numerals and capitals carry especially dramatic presence, while the lowercase keeps the same ornate, dimensional motif for consistent display texture.