Hollow Other Kena 1 is a bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, stickers, packaging, comics, playful, handmade, quirky, comic, punk, hand-drawn look, texture-forward, youthful energy, informal display, outlined, wobbly, jagged, irregular, inked.
A hand-drawn, all-caps-forward display face built from thick, uneven outlines that leave a consistent hollow interior. Strokes wobble and kink slightly, with irregular corners and subtly shifting widths that give each glyph a sketched, marker-on-paper feel. Counters are open and simplified, and many shapes show doubled contour lines and small distortions that create a lively, imperfect rhythm across words. Numerals and lowercase follow the same outline logic, maintaining a cohesive, doodled texture rather than geometric precision.
Best suited to short display settings such as posters, event flyers, cover art, stickers, and playful packaging where the outlined, hand-inked texture can be appreciated. It can also work for comic-style dialogue or section headers, but is less appropriate for long-form text or small UI labels where the irregular outlines may reduce clarity.
The overall tone is mischievous and casual, like handmade lettering for cartoons, zines, or craft signage. Its jittery outlines and hollowed forms read as energetic and informal, with a slightly edgy, punky attitude rather than polished friendliness.
The design appears intended to mimic quick, expressive hand lettering with a hollow, outlined build, prioritizing character and motion over typographic refinement. The irregular contours and doubled outlines suggest an intentional “sketch” aesthetic meant to feel personal, energetic, and slightly rebellious.
The hollow construction creates strong figure/ground contrast on light backgrounds, while the irregular contours add visual noise that becomes more noticeable at smaller sizes. Spacing appears loosely consistent but the intentionally uneven drawing introduces variable color across lines, which works best when that raw texture is a feature, not a flaw.