Hollow Other Ibma 4 is a regular weight, very narrow, medium contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, book covers, greeting cards, playful, handcrafted, retro, whimsical, casual, expressiveness, handmade texture, decorative impact, retro charm, sketchy, outlined, hatched, looped, bouncy.
A condensed, right-leaning alphabet with rounded terminals and a lightly irregular, hand-drawn stroke. Letterforms are built as hollow outlines with internal hatched shading, creating a pen-and-ink texture that stays consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals. The shapes favor narrow proportions, tall ascenders/descenders, and compact counters; strokes show moderate thick–thin modulation and soft curves rather than sharp corners. Spacing feels lively and slightly uneven by design, reinforcing an organic rhythm in text.
Best suited to short, display-driven settings where its textured interiors and condensed slant can carry personality—such as posters, packaging, book or album covers, and editorial headers. It can work for brief bursts of body copy at larger sizes, but the hatched fill and narrow counters favor generous sizing and spacing for clarity.
The overall tone is casual and personable, with a doodled, notebook-like charm. The hollow construction and hatched interiors give it a crafty, illustrative feel that reads as friendly and slightly nostalgic rather than formal.
The design appears intended to blend an italic, condensed display skeleton with an illustrated hollow-and-hatched rendering, producing a distinctive “inked outline” look. It prioritizes character and texture over strict uniformity, aiming for an expressive, handcrafted voice in titles and branding.
Uppercase forms keep simple skeletons with occasional playful flourishes, while the lowercase introduces more loops and cursive-like connections in individual letters. Numerals match the same outlined-and-shaded treatment, maintaining a cohesive texture when mixing text and numbers.