Hollow Other Sima 7 is a bold, very narrow, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, event promos, playful, spooky, circus, handmade, whimsical, attention-grabbing, vintage feel, textured display, quirky character, thematic styling, condensed, decorative, cutout, ink trap, irregular.
A condensed decorative serif with tall proportions, tightly set counters, and a strong vertical rhythm. Strokes alternate between heavy, blocky stems and hairline joins, with intentionally irregular internal knockouts that read like chips, speckles, or carved voids. Terminals are often flared or wedge-like, and many curves feel slightly pinched, giving letters a sculpted, poster-like silhouette. Overall spacing is compact and the forms vary in width and texture from glyph to glyph, emphasizing a handmade, display-driven look.
Best suited to display sizes where the cutout details remain crisp—posters, headlines, packaging, book covers, and event promotions. It can work well for themed applications such as Halloween, carnival, retro variety shows, or any project that benefits from a quirky, textured voice rather than a clean, neutral read.
The cutout interiors and exaggerated contrast create a mischievous, slightly eerie tone—part carnival sign, part vintage oddity. It feels energetic and attention-seeking, with a quirky, offbeat personality that can lean spooky or humorous depending on color and context.
The design appears intended to provide a bold, condensed display face with carved-out interior detailing that adds character and instant recognizability. Its mix of heavy stems, hairline links, and irregular knockouts suggests a goal of creating a vintage-inspired, handcrafted sign-painting or woodcut impression for attention-grabbing titles.
Texture is a defining feature: the internal voids are not uniform, so words develop a mottled, distressed sparkle at larger sizes. The numerals and caps show particularly strong vertical emphasis, while several lowercase forms introduce more calligraphic movement, increasing the irregular, eclectic rhythm in running text.