Hollow Other Tiba 3 is a bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids branding, event promos, playful, whimsical, storybook, circus, retro, novelty display, textured look, playful branding, thematic signage, decorative, bulbous, rounded, ink-trap-like, knockout details.
A heavy, bulbous display face with rounded terminals and an uneven, hand-shaped silhouette. Strokes are thick and sculpted, with prominent internal knockouts and pitted cut-ins that read like ornamental holes rather than typical counters. Many terminals end in small curled tips, giving a riveted or buttoned edge treatment, and curves are generous with softened corners throughout. The overall rhythm is lively and slightly irregular, with letter widths varying noticeably across the set while maintaining consistent weight and corner softness.
Best suited to short-form display use such as headlines, posters, packaging, and playful branding where its decorative knockouts and chunky forms can be appreciated. It can also work for themed event materials (festivals, parties, circus or Halloween-adjacent concepts) and logo-style wordmarks, especially when set with generous spacing and at larger sizes.
The font conveys a mischievous, carnival-like friendliness—part toybox, part vintage novelty signage. Its punched-out details and curly terminals create a sense of motion and charm, making text feel informal, quirky, and attention-seeking rather than restrained or technical.
The design appears intended as a novelty display font that builds recognizability through chunky rounded forms, curled terminals, and distinctive interior punch-outs. The goal seems to be immediate visual personality and a textured, ornamental presence rather than neutral readability across long passages.
In the sample text, the interior cutouts and terminal curls become a defining texture that can visually “sparkle” in larger settings, while dense lines of text quickly take on a patterned, spotty color. The alphabet shows strong personality in key shapes (notably the curled terminals on many capitals and the bubbly bowls in lowercase), prioritizing character over strict typographic regularity.