Hollow Other Abze 1 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, tall x-height font.
Keywords: kids branding, packaging, posters, stickers, social graphics, playful, bubbly, cartoon, friendly, quirky, playful display, youthful branding, whimsical headlines, rounded, soft, blobby, puffy, hand-drawn.
A heavy, rounded display face with inflated, blob-like strokes and generous curves throughout. Letterforms are compact and softly irregular, with a lively baseline rhythm and subtly varied widths that keep the texture informal. Many glyphs include small interior openings and occasional ink-trap-like notches that act as cut-ins rather than clean, geometric counters, reinforcing the squishy silhouette. Terminals are bulbous and smooth, with minimal sharp corners and an overall monoline feel despite the presence of tiny internal voids.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as kids and playful brands, snack or confection packaging, posters, stickers, titles, and social media graphics. It can work for short slogans and headlines where its rounded forms and internal cut-ins remain clearly visible at moderate-to-large sizes.
The font reads as cheerful and approachable, with a toy-like, comic sensibility. Its soft forms and uneven, organic rhythm give it a casual, hand-made tone that feels youthful and lighthearted, leaning toward whimsical rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, friendly display voice with a soft, cartoon-like presence, using rounded proportions and small internal knockouts to create a distinctive, lively texture.
In longer text the dense black mass is broken up by small internal cut-outs, which add sparkle and prevent the shapes from feeling completely solid. The distinctive, puffy numerals and simplified construction favor impact and personality over fine detail.