Hollow Other Ilhy 6 is a regular weight, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, children’s, invitations, playful, whimsical, storybook, retro, quirky, ornamentation, novelty, display impact, whimsy, curly terminals, ornamental, rounded, decorative, looped.
A decorative, upright display face built from rounded, monolinear-ish strokes that are punctuated by frequent internal spirals and small knockout-like curls. Many glyphs incorporate enclosed swirls, teardrop counters, and looped terminals that create a hollowed, engraved feel without becoming fully outlined. The construction stays broadly consistent across capitals, lowercase, and numerals, with soft curves, slightly irregular inner detailing, and a lively rhythm that varies from letter to letter. Spacing appears moderate in text, while the ornamental interiors increase texture and visual density, especially in round letters and figures.
Best suited to display settings such as posters, playful branding, packaging, and short headlines where the internal curls can be appreciated. It can work well for children’s or whimsical themes, event collateral, and crafted/novelty applications; for longer passages, larger sizes and generous line spacing help maintain clarity.
The overall tone is lighthearted and fanciful, evoking a hand-drawn, storybook sensibility with a touch of vintage novelty. Its spirals and curled cutouts read as cheerful and slightly mischievous, giving headlines a crafted, boutique character rather than a strictly geometric or formal voice.
The design appears intended to turn familiar letterforms into a distinctive ornamental voice by adding consistent spiral cutouts and looped terminals while keeping the outer shapes readable. The goal seems to be high character and texture for display typography, balancing legibility with a signature decorative motif.
Several capitals lean on simplified outer silhouettes while the distinctive identity comes from inner spirals and curled terminals, which can create busy areas at smaller sizes. Numerals follow the same motif, with prominent internal curls in forms like 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, and 9, reinforcing a cohesive decorative system across the set.