Hollow Other Abpi 5 is a very bold, wide, very high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, kids, branding, playful, bubbly, cartoony, retro, friendly, novelty, impact, whimsy, approachability, dimensionality, rounded, puffy, soft, chunky, inline.
A heavy, rounded display face with puffy, balloon-like forms and broadly swollen strokes. Counters are small and often softened into dots or teardrop openings, while many glyphs feature irregular internal cutouts and occasional inline-like highlights near the top edges that create a glossy, hollowed feel. Terminals are fully rounded, joins are blunted, and the overall silhouette favors wide, compact shapes with minimal sharp corners. Spacing is generous and the rhythm is bouncy, with intentionally simplified interior structure that prioritizes bold silhouettes over fine detail.
Best suited for short, high-impact settings such as headlines, posters, packaging, and logo-style branding where the rounded silhouettes and decorative cutouts can be appreciated. It works especially well for children’s products, entertainment graphics, and playful retail messaging, and is less appropriate for long-form text or small UI sizes due to the compact counters and chunky shapes.
The overall tone is cheerful and confectionary, leaning into a toy-like, cartoon aesthetic. Its glossy cutouts and soft geometry suggest a lighthearted, pop-culture vibe with a touch of retro novelty.
The design appears intended to deliver maximum visual presence with soft, approachable letterforms and distinctive hollow/inline cutouts that add a shiny, dimensional accent. Its simplified construction and exaggerated proportions emphasize immediacy, friendliness, and novelty over typographic neutrality.
The internal knockouts vary from letter to letter and sometimes replace traditional counters entirely, giving the design an intentionally quirky, handcrafted consistency. At smaller sizes the small counters and decorative cutouts may close up, while at larger sizes the glossy details read clearly and add character.