Hollow Other Mery 1 is a bold, wide, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, packaging, event promos, titles, playful, quirky, retro, carnival, spooky, expressiveness, novelty, vintage feel, headline impact, texture, outlined, wavy, distressed, ornamental, cartoonish.
A decorative display face built from heavy, upright letterforms with a hollowed/outlined construction. Strokes are thick and uneven, with wavy contours and irregular interior voids that create a cut-out look rather than clean inline geometry. Terminals and joins feel slightly blobby and hand-formed, producing a lively, inconsistent rhythm; widths vary noticeably across letters, and counters are often pinched or asymmetrical. The overall texture is busy and high-energy, with small bumps and notches that read as deliberate roughness.
Best suited to short, prominent setting such as posters, headlines, title cards, packaging, and event promotions where its hollow, wavy texture can be appreciated. It works well when you want a decorative voice for novelty themes, retro-inspired graphics, or playful seasonal and spooky applications, and is less suited to long-form reading or small UI sizes.
The font conveys a playful, mischievous tone—part vintage poster, part oddball storybook—where the wobbling outlines and hollow centers add a hint of the uncanny. It can feel festive and attention-seeking, but also slightly eerie depending on context and color.
The design appears intended as a characterful outlined display font that prioritizes personality and visual texture over strict regularity. Its irregular hollow cutouts and bouncy outlines suggest a goal of evoking vintage signage and novelty typography while staying punchy and eye-catching.
In text, the outlined interiors create strong internal contrast and a prominent black silhouette, which boosts impact but can reduce clarity at smaller sizes. The irregular inking-like edges make repeated letters look animated and help avoid a sterile, geometric feel.