Hollow Other Abba 5 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font visually similar to 'Frankfurter' by ITC, 'Corkboard JNL' by Jeff Levine, 'Core Sans CR' and 'Core Sans GS' by S-Core, 'Frankfurter SB' and 'Frankfurter SH' by Scangraphic Digital Type Collection, and 'Caros Soft' by cretype (names referenced only for comparison).
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids branding, stickers, playful, cartoon, candy-like, retro, bubbly, novelty, softness, shine effect, display impact, playfulness, rounded, soft, puffy, chunky, glossy.
A heavy, rounded display face built from puffy, blobby forms with softened corners and a generally monoline feel. Counters are compact and circular, and many glyphs include small internal knockouts and highlight-like cut-ins near the upper-left edges, creating a hollowed, shiny effect. Stroke endings are bulbous rather than crisp, with slightly uneven, hand-shaped curves that keep the texture lively. The overall proportions read generously wide with ample black area, while internal details add sparkle and prevent the letters from feeling purely solid.
Best suited to short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, storefront-style graphics, product packaging, and playful brand marks. It works particularly well where a cute, soft, glossy aesthetic is desired, and where generous sizing preserves counter clarity and the internal knockout details.
The letterforms convey a cheerful, toy-like personality with a confectionery, “inflated” look, like sticker lettering or glossy plastic signage. The cutout highlights introduce a playful sense of shine and motion, pushing the tone toward fun, informal, and kid-friendly rather than serious or technical.
The design appears intended as a friendly novelty display face that mimics inflated, glossy lettering through rounded massing and repeated highlight/knockout details. Its goal is visual charm and instant recognizability rather than typographic neutrality or long-form readability.
In text settings the dense weight and small counters make the face feel most comfortable at larger sizes, where the internal knockouts and round rhythm remain distinct. The highlight cut-ins are consistent enough to read as an intentional visual motif, giving the font a signature novelty texture across uppercase, lowercase, and numerals.