Hollow Other Ellu 13 is a very bold, narrow, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, children’s, branding, playful, handmade, friendly, bouncy, comic, warmth, hand lettering, impact, approachability, whimsy, rounded, chunky, informal, soft, quirky.
A heavy, rounded display face with a hand-drawn marker/brush feel. Strokes are thick and softly tapered with occasional bulbous terminals, and many glyphs show subtle internal notches and irregular cut-ins that create a lightly hollowed, ink-scooped texture. Curves dominate the construction, corners are broadly radiused, and counters are compact and uneven, producing a lively rhythm. Proportions skew slightly condensed overall, with simple geometric digit forms and a casual, single-storey style in the lowercase where applicable.
Best suited to short, attention-grabbing text such as posters, headlines, product packaging, and cheerful branding. It also works well for children’s materials, stickers, social graphics, and event promos where a friendly, hand-lettered energy is desired.
The overall tone is upbeat and approachable, reading as casual and kid-friendly rather than formal. The irregular interior cut-ins add a crafty, spontaneous character that suggests hand lettering and playful imperfection.
The design appears intended to deliver a bold, informal display voice with a hand-inked personality, using rounded forms and small interior cut-outs to avoid a flat, monolithic texture and to keep the letterforms lively.
The texture varies slightly from glyph to glyph, which enhances the handmade impression but can create visual noise at smaller sizes. Its strong silhouette and tight counters make it most effective when given generous size and spacing.