Hollow Other Ripe 9 is a very bold, normal width, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Fuller Sans DT' by DTP Types (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, party, playful, handmade, whimsical, cheeky, friendly, add texture, stand out, feel handmade, look playful, rounded, blobby, speckled, textured, cutout.
A chunky, rounded display face with soft, blobby outlines and heavily simplified construction. Strokes are thick and smoothly curved with minimal sharp corners, producing a buoyant silhouette and uneven, hand-drawn rhythm. Each glyph is filled with irregular small cutouts and pinhole-like voids that read as a consistent speckled texture across the set. Counters are generally generous and shapes are slightly idiosyncratic, with variable widths and a loose baseline feel that reinforces the informal character.
Best suited to headlines and short, high-impact lines where the speckled cutouts can be appreciated—posters, event graphics, playful branding, packaging, stickers, and children’s or hobby-oriented materials. It can also work for logos or badges when reproduced at sizes large enough to keep the interior cutouts clear.
The overall tone is playful and crafty, like foam stamps or a novelty sign with a confetti-like interior. The speckled cutouts add humor and energy, giving the letters a tactile, homemade personality that feels lighthearted rather than formal.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, friendly display voice with a distinctive perforated texture, combining simple rounded letterforms with irregular internal knockouts to create a memorable, tactile look.
The internal perforations vary in size and placement, creating a lively, noisy color on the page that becomes more pronounced at larger sizes. Round terminals and softened joins keep the texture from feeling harsh, and the set maintains consistent fill-and-cutout logic across letters and numerals.