Hollow Other Abje 9 is a very bold, normal width, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Duplet Rounded' by Indian Type Foundry, 'Sebino Soft' by Nine Font, 'Devinyl' by Nootype, and 'Mundial Narrow' by TipoType (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: kids branding, packaging, posters, headlines, stickers, playful, bubbly, cartoonish, retro, fun display, youthful tone, dimensional effect, hand-drawn feel, rounded, puffy, soft, chunky, inked.
A heavy, rounded display face with inflated, blobby letterforms and soft terminals. Strokes are thick and smooth with uneven, hand-inked edges and small internal cut-outs/knockouts that read like highlights or punched holes, adding sparkle and texture. Counters are generally compact, and several joins and curves show organic wobble rather than strict geometry, giving the alphabet a lively rhythm. Proportions feel friendly and compact, with slightly irregular widths that keep the line color varied and animated in text.
Best suited to large, attention-grabbing applications such as posters, playful headlines, kids-oriented branding, packaging, and sticker-style graphics where the punched highlights can be appreciated. It can also work for short subheads or logo wordmarks when a friendly, cartoon display voice is desired.
The overall tone is cheerful and humorous, with a toy-like softness that suggests cartoons, stickers, and playful branding. The hollowed details add a quirky, mischievous energy—less formal than a standard rounded sans and more like hand-drawn bubble lettering.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, approachable display voice with a hand-inked personality, using rounded forms and quirky internal cut-outs to create a glossy, dimensional look. The goal seems to be maximum charm and immediacy rather than neutrality or text efficiency.
The internal knockouts are consistently placed as small white notches or holes, functioning like glossy highlights across many glyphs and giving the black shapes a dimensional, candy-coated feel. At smaller sizes these details may visually close up, while at larger sizes they become a defining texture.