Hollow Other Nija 5 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, branding, stickers, playful, grunge, retro, handmade, quirky, add texture, evoke vintage, stand out, feel handmade, chunky, rounded, textured, speckled, stencil-like.
A heavy, rounded sans with compact counters and softly squared corners, set with generous weight and a sturdy, blocky build. Each glyph is filled with irregular internal knockouts—small speckles and pitted holes—that create a hollowed, distressed texture while keeping the outer silhouette clean and consistent. Stroke endings are blunt and uniform, bowls are broad, and spacing feels even, producing a dense, highly visible word shape. The overall texture is consistent across caps, lowercase, and numerals, with the knockouts varying organically from letter to letter.
Best suited to display applications such as posters, headlines, logos, packaging, and branded graphics where the distressed texture can be appreciated. It works well for playful or retro-themed campaigns, event titles, and short bursts of copy, and can add instant character to labels, merchandise, and social graphics.
The speckled cutouts give the face a worn, tactile character that reads as playful and gritty at the same time. It suggests a vintage, handmade sensibility—like ink on rough stock, painted signage, or weathered print—without becoming chaotic or hard to parse at display sizes.
The design appears intended to combine a friendly, chunky sans structure with a distinctive hollowed, speckled distress effect, delivering a bold display voice that feels tactile and aged. Its consistent outer geometry prioritizes quick recognition, while the irregular interior cutouts provide personality and a handcrafted finish.
In longer lines, the interior speckling becomes the defining visual rhythm, so the font benefits from ample size and breathing room. The design remains legible because the outer forms stay bold and rounded, but the texture can visually darken paragraphs and compete with fine background detail.