Hollow Other Pedi 12 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, branding, packaging, invitations, playful, retro, circus, whimsical, handcrafted, ornamental texture, attention grabbing, marquee effect, novelty display, decorative, serifed, dotted, outlined, textured.
A decorative serif design with rounded terminals and softly bracketed serifs, built on sturdy, fairly even strokes. Each letterform is defined by a dark outer contour and a consistent pattern of small circular knockouts running through the strokes, creating a perforated, marquee-like texture. Curves are generously rounded and counters are open, while widths vary naturally from glyph to glyph, giving the set a lively rhythm. In text, the dotted interior remains prominent, producing an outlined, hollowed appearance that reads best at larger sizes.
Best suited to display applications where the perforated texture can be appreciated: posters, headlines, event materials, packaging, and playful branding. It can work for short blurbs or pull quotes at comfortable sizes, but the busy internal detail makes it less appropriate for body copy or small UI text.
The repeated circular cutouts evoke theatre signage, carnival posters, and novelty printing, giving the font a lighthearted, showy tone. It feels friendly and slightly quirky rather than formal, with an intentionally crafted, ornamental personality that draws attention.
The design appears intended to reinterpret a classic serif silhouette as a novelty display face by adding consistent circular knockouts throughout the strokes. The goal is strong shelf appeal and instant recognition through texture, making familiar letterforms feel festive and theatrical.
The interior perforations are dense and visually active, so the texture can dominate at small sizes or in long passages. The numerals follow the same perforated treatment and maintain the rounded, display-oriented character of the alphabet.