Hollow Other Ibka 3 is a regular weight, wide, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, book covers, packaging, logos, quirky, handmade, whimsical, storybook, retro, expressiveness, handmade feel, decorative texture, thematic display, quirky branding, roughened, cutout, decorative, irregular, textured.
A decorative display face with uneven, hand-drawn outlines and distinctive hollowed interiors that read as small punched or carved cutouts inside the strokes. Letterforms are generally upright with slightly wobbly contours, giving a lively rhythm and a deliberately imperfect finish. Strokes vary subtly in thickness along their paths, with rounded terminals and soft corners that keep the shapes friendly rather than sharp. Proportions are on the wider side with noticeable glyph-to-glyph width variation, and the lowercase sits relatively low, reinforcing a compact, characterful texture in text.
Best suited to headlines and short display copy where the cutout interiors and roughened outlines can be appreciated. It works well for posters, book covers, packaging, and logo wordmarks that want a handcrafted, whimsical presence. For longer passages, larger sizes and generous spacing help preserve clarity and keep the interior detailing from visually filling in.
The overall tone feels playful and eccentric, like inked lettering or cut-paper signage with a lightly spooky or carnival-quirk edge. The internal knockouts add sparkle and motion, creating a handcrafted, illustrative mood that suits expressive, personality-forward typography.
The design appears intended to merge hand-rendered lettering with an ornamental, hollowed-out texture, creating a distinctive silhouette and a lively internal pattern. The goal seems to be strong personality and thematic atmosphere over neutrality, with consistent decorative knockouts used to unify the character set.
In sample text the hollow detailing becomes a repeating surface pattern, producing a darker, mottled color at smaller sizes and more apparent ornament at larger sizes. The numerals and capitals carry the strongest personality, while the lowercase maintains the same cutout motif for consistent voice across mixed-case settings.