Hollow Other Hape 5 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, children’s, branding, playful, retro, quirky, hand-drawn, cartoon, attention, whimsy, retro flavor, texture, approachability, outlined, hollowed, ink-trap, bouncy, rounded.
A lively display face built from chunky, rounded letterforms with a consistent outer outline and irregular hollowed counter-shapes that read like carved or knocked-out highlights. Strokes are heavy but animated by strong internal cutouts, creating a high-contrast black/white rhythm within each glyph. Terminals are mostly blunt and softly curved, with slightly wobbly contours that feel hand-rendered rather than geometric. Proportions lean tall with generous x-height, compact apertures, and subtly varied widths across letters; numerals follow the same bold outline-and-cutout construction for a cohesive set.
Best suited to headlines, posters, packaging, and branding where a fun, bold voice is needed. It can also work well for short captions or callouts on playful layouts, especially when set with ample tracking and line spacing to let the hollowed interiors read clearly.
The overall tone is whimsical and attention-grabbing, with a vintage sign-painting and cartoon-title energy. The hollowed interiors add a crafty, playful sparkle that keeps large text from feeling too dense while still reading as bold and punchy.
The design appears intended as a cheerful display font that combines heavy silhouette strength with decorative interior cutouts to add personality and keep the texture light. Its tall proportions and rounded construction suggest a focus on approachable, humorous messaging and retro-styled titling.
The internal knockouts behave like stylized highlights or shallow inlines rather than a uniform monoline outline, giving each character a distinctive, slightly irregular texture. The design favors impact over fine detail, with simplified joins and counters that hold up best at larger sizes.