Hollow Other Niba 2 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, event promos, packaging, signage, marquee, playful, retro, theatrical, festive, decoration, novelty, marquee effect, retro tone, rounded, bulky, perforated, decorative, friendly.
A chunky, rounded display face with softened corners and a consistent, heavy silhouette. The strokes are punctuated by evenly spaced circular knockouts that read like perforations running through stems, bowls, and diagonals, creating a lively dotted texture without breaking the overall letter structure. Proportions are compact and sturdy, with simple, legible forms and minimal modulation; counters remain open and recognizable even with the internal cutouts. Figures and lowercase follow the same construction, giving the set a cohesive, patterned rhythm.
Best suited to display contexts such as headlines, posters, event promotion, and attention-grabbing signage where the perforated texture can read clearly. It can also work for playful packaging and branding moments that benefit from a marquee-like decorative finish.
The dotted cutouts evoke marquee lights, confetti, or perforated signage, giving the type a showy, celebratory tone. It feels upbeat and approachable rather than formal, with a nostalgic hint of carnival and stage branding.
The design appears intended to fuse a sturdy, friendly display skeleton with an internal knockout pattern to create instant visual personality. The consistent perforation motif suggests a focus on theatrical or festive applications where texture and charm matter as much as readability.
The circular knockouts are fairly uniform in size and spacing, acting as an all-over surface pattern that becomes a key part of the texture at larger sizes. Because the interior perforations add visual noise, small-setting clarity will depend on sufficient size and contrast in reproduction.