Hollow Other Ufba 9 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, album art, event promos, playful, spooky, comic, handmade, rough, expressive display, distressed texture, themed branding, poster impact, chunky, textured, inked, worn, irregular.
A heavy, display-oriented serif with chunky, compact forms and a distinctly irregular surface. Strokes are filled and dark, but broken up by small hollowed highlights and notches that read like chipped paint or ink gaps, creating a lively, distressed rhythm across the alphabet. Terminals and serifs are blunt and slightly flared, with soft corners and uneven contours that feel hand-shaped rather than mechanically precise. Curves are broad and rounded, counters are generous for the weight, and widths vary noticeably from glyph to glyph, reinforcing an organic, cutout-like construction.
Best suited for short, attention-grabbing settings such as posters, headlines, titles, and promotional graphics where the distressed hollows can be appreciated. It also fits packaging, album art, and themed event materials that benefit from a bold, animated texture. For longer passages, larger sizes and generous spacing help preserve clarity.
The overall tone is playful and theatrical, mixing cartoon friendliness with a lightly eerie, “creature feature” personality. The hollowed scuffs and ragged edges add a mischievous, spooky charm, like vintage horror-comedy lettering or a hand-inked poster that’s been weathered.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum personality through mass and texture: a bold silhouette with intentional internal breakups that mimic wear, ink skips, or carved-out highlights. The variable widths and softened geometry suggest a handcrafted display face aimed at expressive, themed typography rather than quiet neutrality.
In text, the internal knockouts become a repeating texture that adds character but can create visual noise at smaller sizes. The numerals share the same chipped/inked detailing and rounded heft, staying consistent with the letterforms’ lively, imperfect finish.