Hollow Other Bywi 5 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Grupi Sans' by Dikas Studio and 'Otter' by Hemphill Type (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: posters, kids branding, packaging, headlines, stickers, playful, quirky, handmade, friendly, cartoon, playfulness, approachability, texture, novelty, display impact, rounded, blobby, soft terminals, ink traps, cutout details.
A chunky, rounded display face with heavy, blobby strokes and soft, fully rounded terminals. Letterforms are built from simple, inflated shapes with slightly uneven curves and widths, creating a lively rhythm across words. Many glyphs include small internal pinholes and irregular knockouts that read like airy cutouts in the ink, adding texture without breaking the solid silhouette. Counters are generally small and rounded, with simplified joins and a casual, hand-drawn consistency.
Best suited to headlines and short bursts of copy where its bubbly weight and cutout texture can be appreciated—posters, product packaging, stickers, playful branding, and social graphics. It can work for brief subheads or captions when set large, but extended body text will look dense and visually busy.
The overall tone is warm, silly, and approachable—more comic and crafty than formal. The little internal cutouts add a tactile, imperfect charm that suggests playfulness and a bit of mischief.
Likely designed as a bold, characterful display font that combines inflated, friendly letterforms with irregular interior knockouts to create a distinctive “handmade” texture. The goal appears to be immediate impact and charm rather than typographic neutrality.
At text sizes the tiny interior holes can visually pepper the strokes, so the font reads best when given enough size and contrast to keep the cutout texture intentional. Spacing appears generous and the shapes stay legible thanks to open, rounded construction, though the heavy weight and compact counters make it feel distinctly display-oriented.