Hollow Other Alpu 4 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: posters, packaging, headlines, logotypes, kids branding, playful, bubbly, cartoon, retro, candy, whimsy, impact, dimensionality, novelty, friendliness, rounded, puffy, soft, chubby, glossy.
A chunky, rounded display face built from inflated, blobby silhouettes with soft terminals and minimal interior counters. Forms are heavy and compact, with a tall lowercase presence and broad, friendly proportions that read more like soft shapes than classical letter construction. A recurring internal knockout highlight—often a curved, crescent-like cut near the top—creates a hollowed, glossy effect and adds rhythm across the set. Spacing and widths vary by character, reinforcing an organic, hand-formed feel while maintaining consistent stroke mass and corner softness.
Best suited for short, high-impact applications such as posters, headlines, product packaging, stickers, and brand marks that want a playful, confectionary energy. It also works well for event graphics, children’s or entertainment-oriented identities, and social media titles where the glossy hollow details can be appreciated at display sizes.
The overall tone is lighthearted and toy-like, evoking candy packaging, cartoons, and playful signage. The shiny cutout highlights give it a fun, dimensional feel—like gel stickers or inflated plastic—making the voice feel upbeat and whimsical rather than serious or corporate.
The design appears intended as a novelty display font that prioritizes personality and a tactile, inflated look. The consistent highlight-like knockouts suggest an aim to simulate shine and dimensionality while keeping letterforms simple, bold, and immediately expressive.
Legibility is strongest at larger sizes where the small counters and internal cutouts don’t clog; in dense text, the blobby joins and heavy mass can reduce differentiation between similar shapes. The numeral set matches the same inflated construction, with simple, friendly forms suited to bold, attention-getting use.