Hollow Other Elke 8 is a bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, branding, children’s media, playful, retro, bubbly, friendly, quirky, decorative detail, friendly display, retro appeal, high impact, rounded, monolinear, soft, ink-trap, inline.
A rounded, heavy display face built from monolinear strokes with generously softened terminals and corners. Many glyphs feature consistent internal knockouts/inline cutouts that create a hollowed, stencil-like highlight within the black strokes, giving the shapes extra texture without reducing overall weight. Counters are open and spacious, curves are broad and geometric, and joins stay smooth and uniform; diagonals (like in K, V, W, X) are thick and softly tapered by the same rounded treatment. The result is a sturdy, high-impact silhouette with a distinctive inner rhythm from the repeated cutout detail.
Best suited to display settings where the hollowed detailing can be appreciated—headlines, posters, playful branding, packaging, and editorial callouts. It can work for short UI labels or signage when sized generously, but the interior cutouts are most effective when not pushed too small.
The overall tone is cheerful and approachable, with a retro-pop sensibility. The soft geometry and rounded endings feel friendly, while the internal cutouts add a quirky, crafted accent that reads as fun and slightly toy-like rather than formal.
The design appears intended to combine a bold, rounded display structure with a distinctive hollowed/inline treatment, adding personality and a sense of motion while keeping the letterforms highly legible. It aims for a contemporary-friendly take on retro bubbly lettering with built-in decorative texture.
In text, the inline cutouts create a lively sparkle that becomes more noticeable at larger sizes, acting like built-in decoration. The figures match the same rounded, friendly construction and maintain strong presence for headlines and short phrases.