Hollow Other Ibmo 8 is a regular weight, narrow, medium contrast, upright, short x-height font.
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A narrow, hand-drawn display face with monoline outlines and hollow interiors punctuated by irregular, cell-like cutouts. Strokes are uneven and wobbly, with soft corners and inconsistent curvature that gives each letter a slightly different footprint. Counters and inner voids feel perforated rather than cleanly carved, creating a porous, doodled texture throughout. Overall spacing is a bit restless and widths vary from glyph to glyph, reinforcing the handmade rhythm.
Best suited for posters, headlines, and short bursts of text where the hollow, perforated texture can be appreciated. It works well for themed applications such as Halloween or mystery, as well as playful packaging and cover design that benefits from an illustrative, hand-rendered voice.
The porous outlines and jittery contours give the font a playful-creepy, potion-label energy—more oddball and illustrative than polished. It reads like something sketched for a Halloween flyer or a quirky comic caption, with an intentionally imperfect charm.
The design appears intended to mimic a hand-inked outline style with carved-out, organic holes, prioritizing character and texture over uniformity. The consistent hollow construction across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals suggests a cohesive decorative system aimed at attention-grabbing display use.
In sample text, the hollow interiors and internal knockouts stay prominent at larger sizes, while the busy texture can reduce clarity in long lines or smaller settings. The short lowercase profile and narrow build help it stack tightly, but the irregularity favors expressive headlines over precision typography.