Hollow Other Ibhe 12 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, italic, very short x-height font.
Keywords: invitations, wedding, headlines, logotypes, packaging, ornate, vintage, elegant, calligraphic, romantic, decorative script, formal flair, vintage styling, ornamental display, calligraphic effect, inline, hollow, swashy, looping, flourished.
A highly cursive, right-leaning script with thin, looping outlines that read as hollowed/inline strokes rather than solid fills. Letterforms are built from continuous, ribbon-like paths with frequent overlaps and interior cutouts, creating a decorative, engraved feel. Capitals are especially elaborate, featuring long entry/exit strokes and occasional dramatic loops, while lowercase remains narrow and tightly joined in rhythm. Proportions skew tall with a notably small x-height and extended ascenders/descenders, giving lines a graceful, airy verticality. Numerals follow the same outlined treatment with curled terminals and a light, wiry presence.
Best suited to display settings where its hollow, flourished script can be appreciated—such as invitations, greeting cards, certificates, boutique packaging, and romantic or heritage-themed headlines. It can also work for short logotype-style wordmarks, especially when paired with a simpler companion face for supporting text.
The overall tone is formal and nostalgic, evoking hand-drawn penmanship and ornamental stationery. The hollow, filigree-like strokes add a refined theatricality, suggesting classic invitations and vintage branding rather than utilitarian text.
The design appears intended to reinterpret classic cursive calligraphy through an outlined, hollow construction, emphasizing ornament, movement, and decorative elegance over plain readability. Its pronounced capitals and looping joins suggest it was drawn to make names, titles, and short phrases feel ceremonious and premium.
Because the strokes are largely open and delicately outlined, the design relies on clean reproduction and benefits from generous spacing and size. The strong slant and active swashes create a lively texture that can feel busy when tightly set, especially around capitals and joining strokes.