Hollow Other Wowu 5 is a very bold, very wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, logo, gaming, album art, futuristic, glitchy, arcade, industrial, techno, impact, digital texture, signal motif, display branding, sci-fi tone, striped, stencil, modular, blocky, angular.
A heavy, block-constructed display face with squarish proportions and sharply cut corners. The letterforms are built from solid rectangular masses that are repeatedly interrupted by thin horizontal knockouts, creating a layered, scanline-like texture across caps, lowercase, and numerals. Counters and apertures tend to be compact and geometric, with occasional stepped or notched joins that reinforce a modular, engineered feel. Stroke endings are abrupt and flat, and the internal cutouts produce a crisp, high-impact silhouette that stays legible while reading as deliberately segmented.
Best suited to short, high-contrast settings such as headlines, posters, branding marks, game titles, and music or event graphics where its striped cutouts can be a feature. It can work for bold UI labels or packaging accents when set large and given ample spacing, but the internal segmentation may be too busy for extended body copy at small sizes.
The repeated horizontal slicing gives the font a digital, transmission-oriented attitude—suggesting signals, speed, and screen artifacts. It feels assertive and mechanical, with an arcade/techno edge that reads as energetic and slightly disruptive rather than neutral.
The design appears aimed at delivering maximum impact through a wide, blocky footprint while using horizontal cutouts to inject motion and a screen-like texture. The overall system suggests a display font built for tech-forward themes and attention-grabbing typography rather than quiet reading.
The horizontal striping is consistent enough to function as a defining texture, but it also introduces a rhythmic shimmer that becomes more pronounced in longer lines. Because the knockouts reduce continuous stroke area, the face benefits from generous sizes and careful contrast against busy backgrounds.